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SERVICE AND 
BIBLE STUDY 



A New Plan of Personal Evangelism 

Through 
The Spirit and the Word 



BY 

NEWTON N. RIDDELL 

Lecturer on Applied Psychology and Vital Chris- 
tianity; Author of "Heredity and Pre-Natal 
Culture," "The Psychology of Success," 
"Method— The Riddell Lectures," 
"Child Culture by Suggestion," 
"The New Man," etc. 



THE RIDDELL PUBLISHERS 

7522 Garrison Avenue 
Chicago, 111. 



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Copyright, 1914 

BY 

NEWTON N. EIDDELL 
All rights reserved 



MAR 12 1914 

©CI.A369290 



CONTENTS 

SUBJECTS 

Service: Works — The Master's Method — The 
Holy Spirit, The Worker— The Bible and 
Service — Opportunity — Christian Effort — The 
Unseen Tragedy — The New Evangelism — 
Inactive Members 7-12 

Preaching and Teaching: The Pulpit — Minis- 
terial Duties — A Consultation Hour — A 
Christian Clinic 13-17 

The Personal Worker's System: Object — Method 
—The Word— How to Begin Work— The 
Pastor's Opportunity 18-20 

The System in Operation: The Educational 
Department — The Evangelistic Department 
21-26 

A Word to Workers 27-28 



BIBLE STUDY 

The Supreme Being: He is a Spirit — He is Per- 
sonal — He is Omnipresent — He is Omniscient 
— He is Omnipotent — He is Incomprehen- 
sible — He is Impartial — He is Just — He is 
Holy — He is Faithful — He is Love — He is 
Changless 29-32 

God, as Father: Revealed by Jesus Christ — 
Father of the Regenerate — His Will Toward 
Men 33-34 

God, as Son: His Eternal Oneness with the 
Father — ^His Word as Creator — The Promise 
of His Incarnation — His Miraculous Concep- 
tion — His Baptism — His Purpose in Coming 
— His Demonstration of Supernatural Gifts — 
His Teachings on the Law of the King- 
dom — His Vicarious Atonement — His Death 
and Resurrection — His Appearance after His 
Resurrection — His Ascension — His Presence 
with the Father — His Mediatorial Office 
35-39 

God, as Holy Spirit: He Proceeds from the 
Father and Son — He Glorifies the 'Son — ^His 
Work with the Unsaved — He Vitalizes Be- 
lievers — He Bears Witness — H6 Abides in 
the Regenerate — He Guides and Teaches — 
He Searches the Heart— He Endues with 
Power 40-42 

IVian, Innocent: Created in God's Image. ..43-44 

IVIan, Degenerate: His Temptation and Fall — 
His Depravity — Death, Result of Sin — His 
Need of a Saviour 44-45 

IVlan, Regenerate: Conditions of Spiritual Birth 
— His New Nature — Confessing Christ — The 



CONTENTS 



SUBJECTS 

The Last Judgment: Satan Released — The Final 
Separation — The Resurrection of Death — 
Death and Satan Destroyed 89-90 

The Kingdom Delivered Up to the Father. .91-92 



SELECTED READINGS. 

Commandments: Decalogue — By Jesus Christ 
, 93-94 

God's Response to Prayer.. 95-96 

Healing 96-97 

Temporal Blessings 98 

Spiritual Blessings 98-99 

Teaching and Guidance 100-101 

Comfort in Affliction.. 101-102 

Life and [mmortaiity 103-104 

Assurance: 104-106 

How to Become a Christian 107 

Essentials of Conversion: Repentance — Belief — 
Confession— Baptism 108-109 

The Way of Disclpleship: Claim Inheritance — 
Self-Renunciation — Living by GTace — Abid- 
ing in Christ 109-111 

Convicting the Unsaved: The Chief Sin: Re- 
fusal to Believe in Christ — Sin, the Cause 
of Unbelief — Personal Unbelief No Excuse — 
iSelf-Righteousness — Consequences of Sin — 
Death 112-113 

God's Answers to Satan's Suggestions: "No, 
Not Now" — "Too Many Hypocrites in the 
Church" — "Cannot Live the Life" — "Cannot 
Give Up Worldly Pleasures" — "My Friends 
Would Ridicule" — "Business Requirements 
Forbid Christian Living" — "Enjoy the Pres- 
ent: Never Mind the Future" — "Scientists 
Have Not Demonstrated Immortality" — 
"The Vicarious Atonement Is Not Reason- 
able" — "Sin Is Unreal, an Illusion of Mortal 
Mind" — "I Don't Believe in a Personal 
Devil" — "I Have Sinned Too Deeply to Be 
Forgiven" — "I Am a Member of the Church" 
— "God's Goodness Will Not Permit Any to 
Be Lost"— "I Do Not Believe in the Deity 
of Jesus Christ" 114-119 

The Divine Right of Christians: To Be Free 
from the Bondage of Sin — To Live as Spirit- 
ual Beings, Children of God — To Receive 
Grace for Every Need — To Be Taught by 
the Holy Spirit— To Claim Fellowship with 
the Lord — To Enter Eternal Life Now, and 
Be with the Lord Forever 120-122 

Reading Courses. 123-126 



CONTENTS 



SUBJECTS 

Law of Growth — The Way of Attainment — 
Restoration to the Divine Image 45-47 

Satan: His Origin — ^His Nature — His Person- 
ality — Prince of This World — He is Subject 
to Christ — His Deceptions — Limitations, Im- 
prisonment — Destruction 48-51 

Sin: Origin and Nature— It Defiles — Its Preva- 
lence—Its Effects 52-53 

Death: Origin and Extent— Its End 53-54 

Hell: Future of the Wicked 54-55 

Redemption: Promise and Prophecy — Fulfill- 
ment 55-56 

Atonement: Ancient Sacrificial Offerings — 
Christ's Sacrifice — ^Vicarious Atonement Ful- 
filled 57-58 

Forgiveness: Under Law — ^Under Grace — To 
Whom Granted 59-60 

Regeneration: Promise and Fulfillment — Born 
of Water and the Spirit 60-61 

Justification: By Grace- By Faith 62-63 

Grace: Its Source — ^How Obtained — Growth in 
Grace— Sufficient for Every Need 63-64 

Faith: Its Nature and Source — Its Power and 
Achievements — Faithfulness — Personal In- 
tegrity 64-66 

Prayer: Enjoined — Praise and Thanksgiving — 
Petition — Intercession — How to Pray — An- 
swered Prayers 67-68 

Works: Christ Our Example— Works Do Not 
Save — A Means of Grace — Work Enjoined 
70-72 

The Kingdom of God: Primarily Spiritual — Ex- 
tent and Duration 73-74 

Its Constituency: The Angelic Hosts — Spirit- 
born souls 74-75 

Christ Its Life: Vital Relationship — Sustained 
by Grace 75-76 

Its Laws and Precepts: Love the Motive— Rule 
of Action 77-78 

The Divine Order: The Law of Social Har- 
mony — The Law of Special Blessings — Com- 
plete Redemption and Restoration 78-80 

The Coming of the King: Promise and Prophecy 
— Time Determined by Conditions — Prepa- 
ration for His Return — Praise and Honor at 
His Coming 81-83 

His Reign Established: Conditions at His Com- 
ing—The Resurrection of Life— The First 
Judgment — Personal Accountability — The 
Age of Peace 84-88 



PREFATORY NOTE 

This little book of Bible Studies has been 
prepared as a supplement to the Eiddell 
Lectures on Vital Christianity. It is in- 
tended to serve as a means of extending the 
work begun by the Holy Spirit through the 
lectures. The Personal Worker's System, as 
here outlined, is little more than suggestive. 
To be made effective, it must be adapted to 
local conditions, and altered to meet specific 
needs. No system is more than a means. 
Consecrated workers, prevailing faith, and 
the manifestation of the Holy Spirit, can 
alone make the system effective, and get 
spiritual results. Should any pastor or 
Christian layman desire to try to introduce 
the system apart from the lectures, the 
author will be glad to cooperate through cor- 
respondence, and assist in every way pos- 
sible to make the efforts glorify Jesus Christ 
in the redemption of precious souls, or in 
deepening the spiritual experience of be- 
lievers. 

Faithfully, In His Name, 

Newton Eiddell. 

Address 7522 Garrison Ave., Chicago, 111. 



SERVICE 

AND THE 

PERSONAL WORKER'S SYSTEM. 
INTRODUCTION. 

1. Works: "My Father worketh even 
until now, and I work." "If any will not 
work, neither let him eat."* Growth de- 
mands action. Doing is a way of becom- 
ing. Service is a means of appropriating 
Divine grace, love, truth and power. Idle- 
ness results in weakness, paralysis — death. 
To attempt or expect to live in the body 
of Christ without doing something for Him 
Is irrational and unscientific. Inactive cells 
of an organic body are cast out; the un- 
fruitful branches of a vine are cut off; an 
unprofitable servant is cast into prison. 
Many have no spiritual appetite because 
they do nothing to produce a hunger and 
thirst after righteousness. Some churches 
are powerless because their members are 
lifeless. The body of Christ suffers more 
from internal apathy than from external op- 
position. 

2. The Master's Method: Jesus Christ, 
our Lord and Master, was first of all a 
teacher. He taught the disciples. He taught 
in the synagogues. He taught the multi- 
tudes. Many believed on Him because of 



* The American Revised Version is used through- 
out this book except when otherwise indicated. 

7 



8 SEEVICE 

His works. Believed what? His sayings. 
Many were convicted. By what? The Spirit 
and the truth. He made His teachings the 
means to spiritual birth and Christian liv- 
ing. His Spirit is in the world to continue 
His methods. Whoever would work in har- 
mony with Him and be used of Him must 
learn to proclaim the Word in faith and de- 
pend upon the Holy Spirit for results. 

3. The Holy Spirit, the Worker: The 
Master said, "The words that I say unto 
you I speak not from Myself: but the Father 
abiding in Me doeth His works." "It is 
God who worketh in you both to will and 
to work." Christian service consists pri- 
marily in serving as a channel for the Lord's 
expression. Its first requirement is uncon- 
ditional surrender and whole-hearted conse- 
cration of all we are and have. Its second 
is to choose continually that His will be 
done in us, through us and by us. This 
course permits Him to come into manifesta- 
tion. It also fulfills the law of spiritual 
progress. "Whosoever would become great 
among you, let him be your minister; and 
whosoever would be first among you shall 
be your servant." 

4. The Bible and Service: The scriptures 
are the true basis of all Christian endeavor. 
They supply the right teaching to enable 
the Holy Spirit to do His work. To become 
an eflacient worker, one must learn to use 
his Bible and depend upon it. In making 
converts, teaching the truth, encouraging 
the discouraged, directing the perplexed, 
strengthening the weak, counseling the 
strong, comforting the sorrowing, convict- 
ing sinners, or inspiring saints, there is 
nothing equal to the scriptures wisely used 



PEESONAL EVANGELIS]\J 9 

by a consecrated soul. All other means are 
questionable, and the results obtained are 
seldom deep, genuine, or permanent. Hu- 
man opinions are faulty; argument sepa- 
rates and excites opposition. Much talk and 
persuasion is a waste of time and oppor- 
tunity. "Thus saith the Lord," is the way 
to victory and lasting results. Every Chris- 
tian should study his Bible, first, with a view 
of getting a clear understanding of its vital 
themes, doctrines and promises; second, 
with a view of applying its teachings to 
specific needs. Studied in this way it will 
be found to contain an answer to every 
question, a way of escape from every diffi- 
culty, a word of counsel for every perplex- 
ity, and a solution for every problem. 

5. Opportunity: "The harvest indeed is 
plenteous, but the laborers are few." God's 
work is so varied that every one willing to 
be a channel of Divine love, no matter what 
his station, position, or condition in life, 
may serve. No one is so limited that he 
cannot do something to promote the king- 
dom. The Lord needs common laborers as 
well as skilled artisans and overseers. The 
poorest and weakest can disseminate love, 
radiate goodness, repeat a promise, or give 
a cup of cold water in His name. It is all 
a question of willingness. If the heart is 
right for the Lord's use, every association 
and condition is an opportunity. Daily work 
for the Master means daily bread for the 
soul. 

Every unconverted soul needs Christ; 
every non-church-goer needs a personal in- 
vitation to attend Divine worship; every 
un-Christian home needs visiting by Chris- 
tian friends; every pastor needs the prayers 



10 SEEVIGE 

and co-operation of his parishioners. Par- 
ents need instruction in eugenics and child 
training; children need culturing according 
to their physical and mental requirements; 
young people need instruction in social 
hygiene, the science of the emotions, and 
the privileges and duties of courtship, mar- 
riage and parentage. Many need direction 
in choosing vocations, in increasing effi- 
ciency, in character building, and in acquir- 
ing the elements of success. All need edu- 
cating in the principles of democracy and 
the rights and duties of citizenship. For- 
eigners need help in mastering the language, 
and in securing such education as will en- 
able them to intelligently exercise the rights 
of franchise. Society needs a higher and 
truer ideal of what constitutes happiness. 
Business, industry, and politics all need re- 
organizing on the basis of co-operation, 
mutual helpfulness and a Christian con- 
science. Only gross selfishness, mental or 
moral stupidity, or criminal indifference, can 
withhold a soul from trying to do something 
for others. 

6. Christian Effort: The chief work of 
a Christian is to realize the kingdom of God 
within, and convert others. The first is the 
means of accomplishing the second. One 
must be before he can do. Ministering to 
mankind's temporal needs is an essential 
part of Christian work. But no social ser- 
vice can compare with, or take the place of, 
converting people to accept Jesus Christ as 
a personal Saviour. Life, spiritual life, is 
humanity's first need. "All men kave sin- 
ned." "If we say that we have no sin, we 
deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in 
us." "The wages of sin is death; but the 



PEESONAL EVANGELISM 11 

free gift of God is eternal life through Jesus 
Christ our Lord." Realizing the lost condi- 
tion of the unregenerate should inspire 
every Christian and lover of mankind with 
zeal for service. 

7. The Unseen Tragedy: An army long 
accustomed to slaughter, groans and suffer- 
ing, becomes so hardened that it can look 
upon death with levity; dance and make 
merry amidst scenes of horror. Likewise, 
the church has become so accustomed to 
the tragedies of sin and selfishness that 
they excite little genuine interest. Blind to 
the necessity of being born anew, many 
good people under the illusion of self-right- 
eousness are unaware of their lost condition 
and need of a Saviour. Love of ease, pleas- 
ure seeking and selfish ambition keep mul- 
titudes from the straight and narrow way. 
Millions are so buried in the grind of indus- 
try and vocational activities that they are 
indifferent to things spiritual. The weak 
and the wicked, betrayed by desire, burn- 
ing with the fires of passion, know not 
Love's way of escape. It is time for heroic 
effort. The tragedy of sinful humanity is 
appalling. The perils of the unsaved should 
quicken the human expression of Divine 
love. As one would shield a child from im- 
pending danger, protect the blind from an 
open pit, stop a friend from unwittingly 
drinking a deadly poison, or battle with 
flames to rescue sleeping loved ones from a 
burning building; so should every Christian 
be impelled to rescue the unregenerate, and 
persuade men everywhere to turn from 
death and find life in Christ. 

8. The New Evangelism: The new plan 
of personal evangelism aims to supplement 



12 SEEVICE 

the efforts of the preacher and the profes- 
sional evangelist. The present regime de- 
pends mainly upon the regular church ser- 
vices and special meetings for making con- 
verts. This limits the opportunity to the 
few that attend church. Again, but few 
converts continue in association with those 
that were instrumental in their conversion. 
Surrounded by opposing influences, many 
lapse into old conditions. The new program 
makes it possible to approach every member 
of society, whether church-attendant or not, 
and to assist every convert to grow in grace 
until grounded in the faith through personal 
experience. 

Christianity is a Spiritual Life, not human 
life perfected or highly evolved, but a super- 
natural life begotten in man by the Holy 
Spirit, and sustained by grace. Every nor- 
mal person has the capacity to receive this 
life and enter into the Kingdom of God. 
Therefore, most of the unconverted in Chris- 
tian lands are so, because the influences 
brought to bear upon them have failed to so 
enlighten the mind and open the heart as 
to cause response to the plan of salvation. 

Human nature in all is much the same. 
It is unjust and irrational to assume that 
the unconverted are more willful, sinful and 
less susceptible to truth and Divine love, 
by nature or choice, than Christians were 
before their conversion. Since current 
methods for making converts reach only 
the few, it is imperative that they be sup- 
plemented by a system of more general ap- 
plication. 

9. Inactive Members: The splendid work 
of trained choirs and eloquent preachers 
makes possible the maintenance of large 



PEESONAL EVANGELISjJd 13 

churches in which but few of the members 
take any regular, active part. This is dead- 
ening. It retards development. It fosters 
dissension and worldliness. It fails to util- 
ize the power latent in inactive members. 
The Personal Worker's System gives every 
member something to do, not only on the 
Lord's day, but during the week, thus pro- 
viding a means for individual growth, and 
increasing the working force of the church. 
The old idea and practice of making re- 
ligion a thing apart from secular activities 
must give way to the new and the true ideal 
of Divinity in all things pure and righteous. 
Christian living means living in Christ and 
manifesting Him in everything. A man's 
vocation is Ms principal means of service. 
No profession of faith, or Lord's day observ- 
ance of religious customs, can make amends 
for an unrighteous business, or take the 
place of daily devotion expressed through 
social ethics and vocational righteousness. 
The individual, the church, or the institu- 
tion, that exists without the purpose of 
helpfulness to others, is un-Christian. The 
Master's words, "Inasmuch as ye did it unto 
one of these My brethren, even these least, 
ye did it unto Me," apply to institutions, 
business firms and corporations quite as 
much as to persons. Those that are not 
serving mankind are not serving Christ, and 
are therefore under judgment. 

PREACHING AND TEACHING. 

1. The Pulpit: The preacher of truth 
and righteousness has been the power of 
God unto salvation to the multitudes. But 
preaching should be supplemented by a sys- 



14 SEEVICE 

tern of definite teaching. Every thoughtful 
pastor realizes the limitations of the pulpit. 
He speaks to a congregation of all ages, 
grades of intelligence and degrees of spirit- 
ual development. He is required to dis- 
pense milk and meat at the same time. 
What he might say v^ith great helpfulness 
to the few, he dare not say to the many, 
for they are not able to receive. The new 
program gives him an opportunity to meet 
the needs of all, and to train every member 
in the use of the Bible and the art of per- 
sonal work. 

2. Ministerial Duties: The work of the 
minister should be confined to ministering. 
He should be relieved from purely social 
and secular obligations. He needs time to 
be still before God. He must be Spirit- 
filled and Spirit-taught to be the channel of 
Divine grace to others. The Master said, 
"For their sakes I sanctify Myself." If He, 
then how touch more should the preacher 
have time and take time for daily consecra- 
tion. 

"Be still and know that I am God." The 
quiet hour is the way of inward holiness, 
inspiration and power. To be still, one 
must, by Divine grace, stop thinking, stop 
willing and stop desiring; and love God 
with the whole heart, soul, mind and 
strength. It is easy to enter the subjective 
realm of the mortal spirit and experience 
various kinds of phenomena, listen to voices 
of mingled truth and error, and demonstrate 
mind-power and privileges; but the true 
mystical silence of spiritual conscious- 
ness is reached only by the operation of the 
Holy Spirit within a regenerate human 
spirit. To co-operate with Him takes time. 



PERSONAL EVANGELISM 15 

practice, self-renunciation, non-attachment, 
purification, and earnest, faithful devotion. 
It often requires heart-searching and repent- 
ance, and it always demands obedience and 
the acceptance of Christ's vicarious atone- 
ment. These, with intense love, Divine love, 
open the door into the Holy of Holies, and 
effect the union of a soul with God. This 
union through the efficacy of the blood of 
Jesus Christ and the operation of the Holy 
Spirit is what makes a preacher. No natural 
talent, education, or theological training can 
take the place of Christ formed within. The 
servant must be able to say out of his own 
heart's experience, "I know Whom I have 
believed." 

The preacher that has no time for daily 
spiritual concentration can not live his high- 
est nor do his best. Regular practice of 
entering into the Lord's consciousness, 
eventually makes it possible to do so during 
work and turmoil. If this course is per- 
sisted in, it will become habitual, resulting 
in consciousness of the abiding presence of 
the Most High. This is the secret of con- 
tinual deliverance from the desires of the 
flesh. It is the way of escape from the 
temptations and worries of the world. It is 
the path of duty and privilege that insures 
the presence of Divine power and efficiency 
in service. 

"Whosoever shall not receive the king- 
dom of God as a little child, he shall not 
enter therein." This initial requirement ob- 
tains throughout the Christian experience. 
Therefore, in seeking to enter the presence 
of the Most High, the faithful disciple be- 
comes as a little child. He remains as a 
little child, not presuming to know, or have 



16 SEEVICE 

opinions of his own; waiting upon the Lord 
in loving expectancy, eager to receive and 
quick to ohey. Precious beyond expression 
are the experiences given in the quiet of the 
soul, when God manifests Himself as Love 
and Truth. But unless directed to commu- 
nicate the Lord's instructions to others, the 
wise disciple gratefully accepts them for his 
personal guidance, protection and inspira- 
tion, and fulfils the injunction, "See thou 
tell no man." 

3. A Consultation Hour: A minister 
should have a regular consultation hour. 
His own people and the public should be 
invited to come to him with their problems. 
Young people need personal advice on sub- 
jects seldom spoken of in the home. Many 
are struggling with temptations, besetting 
sins, bad habits, or devils of fear and worry. 
Domestic diflaculties, business perplexities, 
etc., are numerous and varied. A minister 
actuated by Divine love, trained in the use 
of the Word and illumined by the Spirit, can 
be of inestimable service in the solution of 
these personal problems. Moreover, these 
conferences afford the best opportunities for 
leading applicants to accept Christ, which 
is often the solution of their difficulties. In 
consultation, human opinions are of little 
value, and are often dangerous and mislead- 
ing. The Word of God should be the ser- 
vant's answer. This keeps personality out, 
and places the responsibility upon the ap- 
plicant to respond to God, not man. No un- 
necessary confidences should be solicited or 
accepted; but when received, duty and dis- 
cretion demand that they be held as belong- 
ing to the Lord, too sacred to be repeated 
even to wife or husband. 



PEESONAL EVANGELISlld 17 

4. The Christian Clinic: Christ came 
into the world to do the will of the Father; 
to give the more abundant life; to seek and 
to save that which was lost; to set at lib- 
erty those that were bound; to destroy the 
works of Satan; to suffer once for all, and 
fulfil the law of vicarious atonement, that 
through Him all might be saved; to give all 
that was His to them that believe, walk by 
faith and live by grace. He said in the 
upper room, "Father, * * * i have fin- 
ished the work which Thou gavest Me to 
do;" and again on the cross, "It is finished." 
Therefore all He accomplished is for those 
that believe and accept His finished work. 
He entered once for all into the Holy Place 
as a High Priest, where He ever liveth to 
make intercession for us. He is the same 
yesterday, today and forever. The works 
that He did during His incarnation He is 
able and willing to do through the Holy 
Spirit in as many as believe and have faith 
in His presence and power. No one need 
be bound by bad habits, perverted passions, 
vanity, temper, greed, or diseases arising 
from sin or wrong emotive activities. The 
Lord is mighty to deliver and quick to heal 
the souls of His people. The church has 
lost much by failing to apply the Gospel as 
the remedy for every form of human de- 
pravity. To be truly saved means more 
than the assurance of entrance into Para- 
dise. It means deliverance here and now 
from the carnal nature and its besetting 
sins, weaknesses and perverted tendencies.* 



* In the lecture on "Service and the Christian 
Clinic," published in the author's book, "Method," 
specific directions are given for applying the Gos. 
pel in gaining deliverance from every form of evil. 



18 SEEVICE 

All applicants for counsel are of two 
classes, those that have accepted salvation 
by vicarious atonement and those that have 
not. The latter should be directed to Christ 
as the way out of their difficulties; the for- 
mer should be taught how to appropriate the 
full riches of their inheritance as members 
of the body of Christ. The vicarious atone- 
ment made by Jesus Christ, when fully ac- 
cepted, substitutes in man Divine nature 
and perfection for perverted human nature 
and imperfection. The needy soul should 
be taught to "die daily" unto self, and to 
"put on Christ" moment by moment, — His 
spiritual blood* for the purifying and vital- 
izing of human blood; His wholeness and 
holiness for mortal ills; His strength for 
mortal weakness; His freedom, power, and 
victory over all the works of Satan, for 
mortal bondage, and the limitations of the 
evil one. Persistent acceptance of the fin- 
ished work of Calvary and insistence upon 
the victory of Christ will finally lead the 
Christian into the "glorious liberty of the 
children of God," into full "citizenship" in 
the kingdom of heaven, into complete res- 
toration to the Divine image and dominion 
over all things. 



THE PERSONAL WORKER'S SYS^ 
TEM. 

1. Object: The personal worker's sys- 
tem is not an organization, but a method of 
supplementing the various departments of 
church work, and increasing their efficiency. 
It aims to vitalize the church by spiritual- 



* See page 158, in the author's book, "Method.' 



PEESONAL EVANGELISM 19 

izing its membership; and then increase the 
membership through personal evangelism, 
education and social service. 

2. Method: The system is based upon 
the biological law of life-propagation and 
cell-multiplication. Christ is the life. The 
nucleus or unit of the system is a twice- 
born, consecrated. Spirit-filled soul. All in- 
dividual growth, propagation and multiplica- 
tion are by the communication and expres- 
sion of the one indivisible Christ-life. The 
scriptures are the means used to instruct 
the mind and open the heart to receive the 
quickening Spirit. No one can become a 
worker in this system unless vitally related 
to Jesus Christ, and willing to serve as a 
channel for the Holy Spirit's expression. 
Human nature can assist and encourage hu- 
man nature; and all unselfish endeavor is 
commendable, and has its place in Christian 
service. But no human effort, however well- 
meaning and zealous, can accomplish spirit- 
ual works. Only spiritual causes can pro- 
duce spiritual effects. Only Christ can de- 
vitalize a soul of sin and re-vitalize it with 
spiritual life. Therefore everyone who 
would become a worker must begin in his 
own heart, and by self-surrender, faith and 
grace, realize the fullness of his Lord before 
presuming to be fully equipped for service. 

3. The Word: Next to being Spirit-filled, 
the most important part of the worker's 
equipment is to be thoroughly furnished 
with the Word, and trained in its use. This 
furnishing should include a knowledge of its 
vital teachings, the plan of salvation, the 
law of grace, the commandments, the prom- 
ises, and the revealed operations of the 
Holy Spirit. It is a consistent, persistent 



20 SERVICE 

presentation of wisely selected scripture 
that instructs, convicts, converts and in- 
spires. No human opinion, argument or per- 
suasion is comparable with the right use of 
God's Word. The more fully a worker de- 
pends upon the Holy Spirit and the Word 
of the Lord for everything, the inore satis- 
factory will be his personal experience and 
efforts to help others. 

4. How to Begin Work: Enter into com- 
plete surrender to be used by the Holy 
Spirit in praise and thanksgiving, and in 
intercessory prayer for the sick and af- 
flicted, for loved ones and the unsaved. Re- 
member always it is the Spirit that inter- 
cedes effectually; that human nature apart 
from Him can do nothing. As He directs, 
talk with friends and business associates, 
the neighbor and the stranger, of spiritual 
verities, life and immortality. Every con- 
tact with others is an opportunity for per- 
sonal growth and true service. Obey the 
impulses from within to help others. They 
are from Him. Invite an unsaved friend or 
two to join you in a brief study of the vital 
teachings of the Word. By directing this 
reading and keeping in the Spirit, it is pos- 
sible to make the Word the means of con- 
version. As soon as new converts are fur- 
nished with the Word, and Spirit-filled, they 
should be encouraged and inspired to repeat 
the process. Any equipped soul may be- 
come the nucleus of an organization of un- 
limited numbers, living and working to the 
glory of the King and the establishment of 
His kingdom on earth. 

5. The Pastor's Opportunity: The min- 
ister should be the initial unit of the vital 



PEESONAL EVANGELISM 21 

system within his church. By bringing to- 
gether a few of his most spiritual parish- 
ioners and leading them into the deeper ex- 
perience he may form a strong vital center. 
By instructing the members of this center 
in the use of the Word in making converts, 
how to pray and exercise faith, how to live 
and radiate the Divine life, and how to re- 
ceive and manifest perfect love, he may soon 
have a working constituency of great pos- 
sibilities. Through these few the entire 
church may be vitalized, instructed, and 
equipped for service. Such a body in any 
community, under wise direction, will soon 
double its membership and become a mighty 
power for righteousness and true progress. 
A preacher need not be eloquent, nor even 
scholarly, to be used of God in the accom- 
plishment of mighty works. God's require- 
ments may not include all that universities 
have to offer, nor all that many churches 
demand. If a consecrated, Spirit-filled gro- 
cery clerk could become Moody the Evan- 
gelist, and be used of God in the salvation 
of hundreds of thousands, the same Spirit 
may use any soul that meets the require- 
ments necessary for His operations. 



THE SYSTEM IN OPERATION. 

When a pastor has a trained, consecrated 
group of ten or more workers, he should 
direct each to form a small circle for special 
Bible study and the use of the Word in per- 
sonal evangelism. He should insist upon 
thoroughness of equipment. Half-trained, 
half-consecrated workers fail in their efforts. 



22 SERVICE 

lose interest and defeat the plan. The Liv- 
ing Word in the heart, expressed in the life, 
insures eflBcient effort from the start. 

When a church is sufficiently vitalized to 
have a zeal for service, the system divides 
the work into two general divisions: Edu- 
cational and Evangelistic. The work of 
each division is directed by a department 
superintendent appointed by the pastor and 
his advisory board for a term not exceeding 
one year. 

1. The Educational Department: The 
work of the educational department is sub- 
divided into three parts: (a) The personal 
worker's training class. This course of in- 
struction is presented in twenty-five or more 
lessons, and includes a brief study of the 
vital themes of the Bible and the plan of 
salvation; how to pray in Spirit, and exer- 
cise faith; how to enter into deeper Chris- 
tian experience by His grace; how to ap- 
proach the unsaved and do personal work 
by the tactful use of the Word. The Bible 
studies outlined in this book are intended 
to form the basis of this course, but they 
should be supplemented by additional texts 
and collateral reading. (A list of suggestive 
helps will be found in the back of this 
book.) Each lesson should include a thor- 
ough scripture teaching on one theme, with 
questions, answers, and examinations, to 
make sure that the Word and its meaning 
is in the mind of every member of the class. 
Typical cases of personal work should be 
presented to the class for discussion, and 
helpful suggestions noted. This course of 
instruction is under the direction of the 
pastor and is to be repeated once each year. 
All new members should be encouraged to 



PEESONAL EVANGELISM 23 

take this course. Those who have taken 
the course once should be permitted to enter 
the class a second or third time for review 
if they so desire. 

(b) Three reading circles conducted by 
efficient leaders, selected by the superin- 
tendent: (1) Eugenics, Heredity and Pre- 
Natal Culture. (2) Child Training and 
Family Government. (3) Character Build- 
ing; The Elements of Success and How to 
Acquire Them. (Outlines of these courses 
will be found in the back of this book.) 
These reading classes are conducted during 
the winter season, meeting usually once a 
week for twenty weeks. The time of meet- 
ing is so arranged that one may take two or 
more of the courses. Each lesson usually 
consists of selected readings under the di- 
rection of the leader, followed by brief dis- 
cussion, with corroborative quotations from 
standard authors. These classes should be 
open to the public, and made a means of 
interesting outsiders and strangers to be- 
come identified with the work of the church, 
and enjoy its privileges. They should be 
repeated each year. 

(c) A course of lectures along educative 
lines, interspersed with a bi-monthly spell- 
ing contest, pronouncing contest, or debate. 
These contests include junior and senior 
divisions. Every member of the Church and 
Sunday School is invited to take some part, 
not only for personal advantage, but as an 
opportunity of service. The youth of the 
age are missing much that came to their 
parents through the old-fashioned spelling- 
school and debating-society. Theatres, mov- 
ing pictures and dance-halls are supplying 
the entertainment for the young. It is the 



24 SEEVICE 

duty and privilege of the church to save 
child-life from the evil impressions too often 
made by such amusements. Young people 
must have some place to go. They demand 
entertainment. Division (c) is intended to 
meet this demand by making the church a 
social center, a common meeting place for 
wholesome entertainment and instruction. 

2. The Evangelistic Department: The 
work of this department is subdivided into 
four parts: (a) Extending personal invita- 
tions to non-church-goers, strangers and ho- 
tel guests to attend some of the regular 
services or join one or more of the evening 
classes. To increase interest and eflSciency 
in this individual work the active member- 
ship of the church and Sunday School is di- 
vided by the department superintendent into 
teams of ten. Each team has a captain, 
who directs its work and makes a report 
to the superintendent of the number of new 
attendants gained and new members se- 
cured to one or more of the classes or 
church societies. No contest is made be- 
tween teams in this work, but each is urged 
to do its best, not with the motive of sur- 
passing others, but for the glory of God. 

(b) Personal work is done in the office, 
the shop, at the noon hour, or on the train; 
wherever there is an opportunity to speak 
of things spiritual or read a verse of scrip- 
ture. Each trained worker, as his time will 
permit, invites one or two of his friends or 
associates to his home for systematic study 
of the Word. By the formation of these 
little circles where two or three gather to- 
gether, the most effective personal work 
can be done, and many reached who could 
not be induced to go to church or join one 



PEESONAL EVANGELISM 25 

of the larger classes. It is usually unwise 
to urge friends to accept Christ as a per- 
sonal Saviour until the right instruction 
through Bible study has been given. The 
Word put into the mind and heart will be 
used by the Holy Spirit in convicting and 
converting. If the teaching is thorough, the 
worker may be sure of results. At the right 
time a definite decision may be suggested, 
and even tactfully urged. The worker 
should keep in mind that there are only two 
primary causes why every one does not ac- 
cept salvation through Jesus Christ, viz., 
ignorance of the facts and laws involved, 
and sin and its effects. The scriptures 
rightly used make plain the former and 
show the consequences of the latter. 

(c) The midweek prayer meeting is made 
the rallying time for all the teams and 
workers, the special time for personal evan- 
gelism, and the occasion for initiation into 
Christian fellowship of all new recruits and 
invited guests. The aim is to make this 
the big meeting of the week, not only in 
numbers but in work accomplished. The 
new program divides the hour into three 
periods. The first period of thirty minutes 
is devoted to the usual praise service and 
the presentation of special requests for 
prayer and other assistance. In the second 
period of twenty minutes the several teams 
separate and go to class rooms as in the 
usual Sunday School program, where the 
leader of each class directs the intercession 
for definite results, taking up each special 
request, prayer for the sick, the unsaved, 
etc. By this means every one is given an 
opportunity to take part. The small circle 
makes it possible to enter into the true 



26 SEEVICE 

spirit of prayer. It relieves the sensitive 
from the embarassment of the crowd; it 
prevents the few from occupying all the 
time; it encourages the weak and diffident; 
but best of all, it makes possible real, earn- 
est, united, heart intercession, without 
which the prayer meeting neither glorifies 
God nor helps men. The third period of ten 
minutes is spent in general assembly, and 
usually consists of brief testimonies of de- 
liverance, of victories won and grace re- 
ceived, concluding with a song of praise and 
thanksgiving. If there are classes or indi- 
viduals that prefer to remain in intercession 
and not join in the last period, they should 
be allowed to do so without interruption. 
These small class meetings are made the 
special time for inviting seekers to decide 
for Christ and make profession of Him. The 
limited number present and the character 
of the meeting make it an opportune time 
both for the worker and the seeker. 

(d) Holding special meetings in public 
parks, factories, shops, jails, missions, and 
with the sick and shut-ins. In addition to 
these special united efforts, each member 
of the church is supposed to be taught the 
law of intercessory prayer, to keep a prayer 
list and give some time each day to Bible 
study, personal devotion and earnest heart- 
searching. Every questionable impulse 
should be placed on the altar that it may 
be purified and sanctified. Let the con- 
stant, personal prayer be: the creature to 
the cross that Christ may be King. Let 
the note to the world be: a song of joy, a 
voice of praise, a word of gratitude, an ex- 
pression of unwavering faith, forgiving love 
and abiding peace through the power of 



PEESONAL EVANGELISM 27 

His indwelling presence. Daily family wor- 
ship should be observed in every Christian 
home. Children born and reared in an at- 
mosphere fragrant with Divine love, and 
vibrant with the Spirit of God, grow up in 
truth and righteousness as naturally as the 
flower blossoms in the sunshine. 

A WORD TO WORKERS. 

No inflexible rule can be laid down for 
approaching or leading one to accept Christ. 
The worker must be tactful in awakening 
interest in things spiritual. The object al- 
ways is to so enlighten the mind, quicken 
the conscience and touch the heart as to 
create desire and cause response to the plan 
of salvation. 

The scriptures rightly presented vindi- 
cate their Divine origin and reasonableness. 
No intelligent person, capable of appreciat- 
ing the logic of events, can study the prom- 
ises and prophecies relative to Christ's in- 
carnation, works and crucifixion, and their 
later fulfilment, together with His teach- 
ings, miracles, demonstration of superhu- 
man power, resurrection, subsequent ap- 
pearances, and the Pentecostal baptism of 
His followers and their works, without men- 
tally accepting Him as the Messiah, the In- 
carnate Word — God made manifest. The 
evidences presented by these historic events 
would be accepted in any court of justice. 
They are suflBcient to convince any un- 
prejudiced, logical mind, or honest truth- 
seeker. Therefore, a systematic study of 
this topic is the best means of convincing 
a skeptic, and laying foundation for intelli- 
gent conversion and abiding faith. Prob- 



28 - SEEVICE 

ably not one unconverted person or nominal 
Christian in ten thousand knows what the 
Bible teaches about God, as Father, as Son, 
and as Holy Spirit; about man before and 
after the fall; about sin, redemption, for- 
giveness, regeneration, growth in grace, 
self-renunciation and the life in Christ; 
about the office, work and indwelling pres- 
ence of the Holy Spirit; about Satan, his 
nature, power, limitations, duration of his 
reign and relation to human problems; 
about the kingdom, its origin, nature, how 
formed, extent and inhabitants; about the 
second coming of Jesus Christ and condi- 
tions at that time; or about judgment, re- 
ward, punishment, heaven and hell. The ab- 
sence of definite teaching on these and other 
vital subjects is responsible for much of un- 
belief outside of the church, and lack of in- 
terest and spiritual experience among Chris- 
tians. Any plan of evangelism that neg- 
lects such instruction lacks foundation for 
the building of Christian character and a 
virile faith. Human emotions stirred and 
conscience quickened to a point of penitence 
and desire to be saved may be the means 
of leading a soul into deeper experience. 
But except one be grounded in the faith 
through an understanding of the truth there 
is little chance for growth in grace, and 
great danger of reversion to the old life. 

The Bible studies that constitute the re- 
mainder of this book have been selected 
with a view of supplying the instruction 
needed to give one a right understanding 
of the vital teachings of the Word as a basis 
of faith and rational acceptance of the plan 
of salvation, also to supply the texts most 
often needed in doing personal work. 



n. 

BIBLE STUDY 

INTRODUCTION.* 

In addition to history, biography, litera- 
ture, and social laws and customs, the Bible 
includes a series of vital teachings about 
God and man and their relations to each 
other for time and eternity. These revela- 
tions of spiritual verities, studied topically, 
are so plain and definite in their teaching 
that, "The wayfaring men, yea fools, shall 
not err therein." They are so explicit and 
all*comprehensive that they should be 
studied by every truth-seeker that would be 
informed in the most important knowledge 
within the reach of man. They should be 
accepted by every Christian as the eternal 
Word of God, and appropriated as His per- 
sonal message. 

For convenience of study we have grouped 
these teachings under seven general heads, 
as follows: (1) God — Father, Son, Holy 
Spirit. (2) Man — Innocent, Degenerate, Re- 
generate. (3) Satan, Sin, Death, Hell. (4) 
Redemption, Atonement, Forgiveness, Re- 
generation. (5) Justification, Grace, Faith, 
Prayer, Works. (6) The Kingdom of God. 
(7) The Coming of the King. 

Under additional heads we have arranged 
selected readings on the following topics: 
Commandments, God's Response to Prayer, 



* For a more comprehensive introduction to 
Bible Study and key to the outer, inner and inner- 
most meaning of scripture, see supplement to the 
author's book, "Method." 

29 



30 SEEVICE 

Healing, Spiritual Blessings, Teaching and 
Guidance, Comfort in Affliction, Life and 
Immortality, Assurances, How to Become a 
Christian, Convicting the Unsaved, God's 
Answers to Satan's Suggestions, and the 
Divine Right of Christians. In no instance 
are these readings exhaustive of the subject 
treated; but every teaching given and text 
used is corroborated by other texts and the 
spirit of the Word. 

GOD, FATHER, SON, HOLY SPIRIT. 

(a) THE SUPREME BEING. 

1. He Is a Spirit: Jn. 4:24. God is a 
Spirit: and they that worship Him must 
worship in spirit and truth. Rom. 8:11. If 
the Spirit of Him that raised up Jesus from 
the dead dwelleth in you, He that raised up 
Christ from the dead shall give life also to 
your mortal bodies through His Spirit that 
dwelleth in you. 

2. He is Personal: Ex. 6:2, 3. And God 
spake unto Moses, and said unto him, I am 
Jehovah: and I appeared unto Abraham, 
unto' Isaac, and unto Jacob, as God Al- 
mighty; but by My name Jehovah I was not 
known to them. Isa. 44:6. Thus saith Je- 
hovah, the King of Israel, and his Redeemer, 
Jehovah of hosts; I am the first, and I am 
the last; and besides Me there is no God. 
Ex. 3:14. And God said unto Moses, I AM 
THAT I AM. Jer. 10:10. Job 38:8. 

3. He is Omnipresent: Eph. 4:6. One 
God and Father of all, who is over all, and 
through all, and in all. Acts 17:28. In 
Him we live, and move, and have our being. 
Ps. 102 : 12. Thou, O Jehovah, wilt abide for 
ever: I. Kings 8:27. Will God in very deed 



BIBLE STUDY 31 

dwell on the earth? behold, heaven and the 
heaven of heavens cannot contain Thee; 
Ps. 139:7-10. Whither shall I go from Thy 
Spirit? or whither shall I flee from Thy 
presence? If I ascend up into heaven. Thou 
art there; if I make my bed in Sheol, be- 
hold, Thou art there. If I take the wings of 
the morning, and dwell in the uttermost 
parts of the sea; even there shall Thy hand 
lead me, and Thy right hand shall hold me. 

4. He is Omniscient: Gen. 16:13. Thou 
art a God that seeth. I. Sam. 2 : 3. Jehovah 
is a God of knowledge, and by Him actions 
are weighed. I. Kings 8:39. Thou, even 
Thou only, knowest the hearts of all the 
children of men. Job 12:13. With God is 
wisdom and might; He hath counsel and un- 
derstanding. Ps. 139:12. Even the dark- 
ness hideth not from Thee, but the night 
shineth as the day: the darkness and the 
light are both alike to Thee. 

5. He is Omnipotent: Isa. 45:5. I am 
Jehovah, and there is none else; besides Me 
there is no God: I will gird thee, though 
thou hast not known Me; Rev. 19:6. The 
Lord our God, the Almighty, reigneth. Ps. 
66:7. A. V. He ruleth by His power for 
ever; Jer. 10:12. He hath made the earth 
by His power. He hath established the world 
by His wisdom, and by His understanding 
hath He stretched out the heavens. Rom. 
13:1. There is no power but of God; and 
the powers that be are ordained of God. 
Mt. 6 : 13. A. V. For Thine is the kingdom, 
and the power and the glory, for ever. 
Amen. 

6. He is Incomprehensible: Rom. 11:33- 
36. O the depths of the riches both of the 
wisdom and of the knowledge of God! how 



32 SEEVICE 

unsearchable are His judgments, and His 
ways past tracing out! For who hath 
known the mind of the Lord? or who hath 
been His counsellor? or who hath first given 
to Him, and it shall be recompensed unto 
him again? For of Him and through Him, 
and unto Him are all things. Job 11:7; 
37:23. Isa. 40:28. Rom. 8:7. 

7. He is Impartial: I. Pet. 1:17. If ye 
call on Him as Father, who without respect 
of persons judgeth according to each man's 
work, pass the time of your sojourning in 
fear. Rom. 2:6, 11. Who will render to 
every man according to his works; For 
there is no respect of persons with God. 
Deut. 10:17. Acts 10:34. 

8. He is Just: Isa. 45:21. There is no 
God else besides Me, a just God and a 
Saviour: there is none besides Me. Ps. 
119:137. Righteous art Thou, O Jehovah, 
and upright are Thy judgments. Rev. 19 : 2. 
II. Chr. 19:7. Gen. 18:25. 

9. He is Holy: Hos. 11:9. I am God, 
and not man; the Holy One in the midst of 
thee; Rev. 4:8. Holy, holy, holy, is the 
Lord God, the Almighty, who was and who 
is and who is to come. I. Pet. 1:15, 16. 
Heb. 1:12, 13. 

10. He is Faithful: L Cor. 10:13. God 
is faithful, who will not suffer you ^ be 
tempted above that ye are able; ^, Thes. 
5:24. Faithful is He that calleth you, who 
also will do it. Ps. 100:5. L Pet. 4:19. 
Deut. 7:9. 

11. He is Love: L Jn. 4:9, 10, 16. Here- 
in was the love of God manifested in us^ 
that God hath sent His only begotten Son 
into the world that we might live through 
Him. Herein is love, not that we loved God, 



BIBLE STUDY 33 

but that He loved us. * * * And we 
know and have believed the love which God 
hath in us. God is love; and he that abideth 
in love, abideth in God, and God abideth in 
him. Deut. 33:12. Jn. 16:27. 

12. He is Changeless but Responsive: 
Mai. 3:6. I, Jehovah, change not. Jas. 1:17. 
Every good gift and every perfect gift is 
from above, coming down from the Father 
of lights, with whom can be no variation, 
Ex. 22:27. * * * It shall come to pass, 
when he crieth unto Me, that I will hear; 
for I am gracious. Jer. 31:3. Jehovah ap- 
peared of old unto Me, saying, Yea, I have 
loved thee with an everlasting love: there- 
fore with loving kindness have I drawn thee. 
II. Chr. 7:14. If My people, who are 
called by My name, shall humble them- 
selves, and pray, and seek My face, and 
turn from their wicked ways: then will I 
hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, 
and will heal their land. 

(b) GOD, AS FATHER. 

1. Revealed by Jesus Christ: Jn. 1:18. 
No man hath seen God at any time; the only 
begotten Son, who is in the bosom of the 
Father, He hath declared Him. Jn. 14:7, 
9, 10. If ye had known Me, ye would have 
known My Father also: from henceforth ye 
know Him, and have seen Him. He that 
hath seen Me hath seen the Father; * * * 
Believest thou not that I am in the Father, 
and the Father in Me? the words that I say 
unto you I speak not from Myself: but the 
Father abiding in Me doeth His works. 11. 
Cor. 5:19. God was in Christ reconciling 
the world unto Himself, not reckoning unto 
them their trespasses, * * * 



34 SEEVICE 

2. Father of the Regenerate: Mt. 23:9. 
Call no man your father on the earth: for 
one is your Father, even He who is in 
heaven. I. Pet. 1:23. Having been begotten 
again, not of corruptible seed, but of incor- 
ruptible, through the word of God, which 
liveth and abideth. Rom. 8:15. For ye re- 
ceived not the spirit of bondage again unto 
fear; but ye received the spirit of adoption, 
whereby we cry Abba, Father. II. Cor. 6: 
18. I will be to you a Father, and ye shall 
be to Me sons and daughters, saith the Lord 
Almighty. (The wicked excluded.) Jn. 8:34, 
41, 42, 44, 47. Jesus answered them, Verily, 
verily, I say unto you, Every one that com- 
mitteth sin is the bondservant of sin. Ye 
do the works of your father. They said 
unto Him, * * * we have one Father, 
even God. Jesus said unto them, If God 
were your Father, ye would love Me: for 
I came forth and am come from God; for 
neither have I come of Myself, but He sent 
Me. Ye are of your father the devil, and 
the lusts of your father it is your will to 
do. * * * He that is of God heareth the 
words of God: for this cause ye hear them 
not, because ye are not of God. 

3. His Will Toward Men: Ezek. 33:11. 
As I live, saith the Lord Jehovah, I have no 
pleasure in the death of the wicked; but 
that the wicked turn from his way and live; 
turn ye, turn ye from your evil ways; for 
why will ye die * * *? II. Pet. 3:9. The Lord 
is not slack concerning His promise, as 
some count slackness ; but is longsuffering to 
youward, not wishing that any should perish, 
but that all should come to repentance. Jer. 
3:22. Return ye backsliding children, I will 
heal your backslidings. Ex. 34:6, 7. Jeho- 



BIBLE STUDY 35 

vah passed by before him, and proclaimed, 
Jehovah, Jehovah, a God merciful and 
gracious, slow to anger, and abundant in 
lovingkindness and truth; keeping loving- 
kindness for thousands, forgiving iniquity 
and transgression and sin; and that will 
by no means clear the guilty, visiting the 
iniquity of the father upon the children, and 
upon the children's children, upon the third 
and upon the fourth generation. Rom. 10 : 12, 
13. * * * The same Lord is Lord of all, 
and is rich unto all that call upon Him: 
for, Whosoever shall call upon the name of 
the Lord shall be saved. 

(c) GOD, AS SON. 

1. His Eternal Oneness With tiie FatPier: 
Prov. 8:22, 23. Jehovah possessed Me in 
the beginning of His way, before His works 
of old. I was set up from everlasting, from 
the beginning, before the earth was. Jn. 
10:30. I and the Father are One. Prov. 
8:24-31. Jn. 8:42. Jn. 14:9, 10. 

2. His Worl< as Creator: Jn. 1:1, 2. In 
the beginning was the Word, and the Word 
was with God, and the Word was God. All 
things were made through Him; and with- 
out Him was not anything made that hath 
been made. Heb. 1:1,2. God, * * * hath 
at the end of these days spoken unto us in 
His Son, whom He appointed heir of all 
things, through whom also He made the 
worlds. Col. 1:16, 17. In Him were all 
things created, in the heavens and upon the 
earth, things visible and things invisible, 
whether thrones or dominions or principali- 
ties or powers; all things have been created 
through Him, and unto Him; and He is be- 



36 SEEVICE 

fore all things, and in Him all things con- 
sist. Heb. 1:10. Eph. 3:9. I. Cor. 8:6. 

3. The Promise of His Incarnation: Isa. 
7.14, * * * Behold, a virgin shall con- 
ceive, and bear a son, and shall call His 
name Immanuel. Mic. 5:2. But thou, Beth- 
lehem Ephrathah, which art little to be 
among the thousands of Judah, out of thee 
shall one come forth unto Me that is to be 
ruler in Israel; whose goings forth are from 
of old, from everlasting. Deut. 18:15. Isa. 
9:6. Isa. 11:1, 2. Lu. 1:30-32. 

4. His IVIiraculous Conception: Lu. 1:35. 
And the angel answered and said unto her, 
The Holy Spirit shall come upon thee, and 
the power of the Most High shall over- 
shadow thee: Wherefore also the holy thing 
which is begotten shall be called the Son of 
God. Lu. 2:10, 11. The angel said, * * * 
There is born to you this day in the city 
of David a Saviour, who is Christ the Lord. 
Jn. 1:14. Lu. 2:7-20. 

5. His Baptism: Jn. 1:33. I knew him 
not: but He that sent me to baptize in 
water, He said unto me. Upon whomsoever 
thou Shalt see the Spirit descending, and 
abiding upon Him, the same is He that bap- 
tizeth in the Holy Spirit. Mk. 1:9-11. And 
it came to pass in those days that Jesus 
came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was 
baptized of John in the Jordan. And 
straightway coming up out of the water, He 
saw the heavens rent asunder, and the Spirit 
as a dove descending upon Him: and a 
voice came out of the heavens. Thou art 
My beloved Son, in Thee I am well pleased. 

6. His Purpose in Coming: Jn. 10:10. 
* * * I came that they may have life, and 
may have it abundantly. Mt. 5:17. Think 



BIBLE STUDY 37 

not that I came to destroy the law or the 
prophets: I came not to destroy, but to 
fulfil. I. Jn. 3:8. * * * To this end was 
the Son of God manifested, that He might 
destroy the works of the devil. Jn. 12:27. 
* * * For this cause came I unto this 
hour. Jn. 6:38-40. I am come down from 
heaven, not to do Mine own will, but the 
will of Him that sent Me. And this is the 
will of Him that sent Me, that of all that 
which He hath given Me I should lose noth- 
ing, but should raise it up at the last day. 
For this is the will of My Father, that every 
one that beholdeth the Son, and believeth 
on Him, should have eternal life; and I will 
raise him up at the last day. 

7. His Demonstration of Supernatural 
Gifts: Jn. 11:43, 44. * * * He cried with 
a loud voice, Lazarus, come forth. He that 
was dead came forth, bound hand and foot 
with grave-clothes; and his face was bound 
about with a napkin. Jesus saith unto them, 
Loose him, and let him go. Lu. 7:21, 22. In 
that hour He cured many diseases and 
plagues and evil spirits; and on many that 
were blind He bestowed sight. And he 
answered and said unto them. Go and tell 
John the things which ye have seen and 
heard; the blind receive their sight, the 
lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the 
deaf hear, the dead are raised up, the poor 
have good tidings preached to them. Lu. 
7:14-16. 

8. His Teachings on the Law of the 
Kingdom: Mk. 12:30, 31. Thou shalt love 
the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and 
with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, 
and with all thy strength. The second is 
this. Thou Shalt love thy neighbor as thy- 



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self. There is none other commandment 
greater than these. Jn. 13:34. A new com- 
mandment I give unto you, that ye love one 
another; even as I have loved you, that ye 
also love one another. Mt. 7:12. AH things 
therefore whatsoever ye would that men 
should do unto you, even so do ye also 
unto them: for this is the law and the 
prophets. 

9. His Vicarious Atonement: Jn. 1:29. 
* * * Behold the Lamb of God, that taketh 
away the sin of the world! Isa. 53:5, 6. 
He was wounded for our transgressions. He 
was bruised for our iniquities; the chastise- 
ment of our peace was upon Him; and with 
His stripes we are healed. All we like 
sheep have gone astray; we have turned 
every one to his own way; and Jehovah 
hath laid on Him the iniquity of us all. 1. 
Jn. 1:7. If we walk in the light, as He is 
in the light, we have fellowship one with 
another, and the blood of Jesus His Son 
cleanseth us from all sin. I. Pet. 1:18, 19. 
Rev. 5:9. 

10. His Death and Resurrection: Lu. 
23:33, 46. And when they came unto the 
place which is called the skull, there they 
crucified Him, and the malefactors, one on 
the right hand and the other on the left. 
And Jesus, crying with a loud voice, said, 
Father, into Thy hands I commend My 
spirit: and having said this. He gave up 
the ghost. Mk. 16 : 5. And entering into the 
tomb, they saw a young man sitting on the 
right side, arrayed in a white robe; and 
they were amazed. And he saith unto them, 
Be not amazed; ye seek Jesus, the Nazarene, 
who hath been crucified: He is risen; He 
is not here: behold, the place where they 



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laid Him! Lu. 24:6, 7. * * * Remember 
how He spake unto you when He was yet 
in Galilee, saying that the Son of man must 
be delivered up into the hands of sinful men, 
and be crucified, and the third day rise 
again. 

11. His Appearances After His Resurrec- 
tion: Mt. 28:8-10, 16-20. And they departed 
quickly from the tomb with fear and great 
joy, and ran to bring His disciples word. 
And behold, Jesus met them, saying, All 
hail. And they came and took hold of His 
feet, and worshipped Him. Then said Jesus 
unto them. Fear not: go tell My brethren 
that they depart into Galilee, and there shall 
they see Me. The eleven disciples went into 
Galilee, unto the mountain where Jesus had 
appointed them. And when they saw Him, 
they worshipped Him; but some doubted. 
And Jesus came to them and spake unto 
them, saying, All authority hath been given 
unto Me in heaven and on earth. I. Cor. 
15:6-8. Then He appeared to above five 
hundred brethren at once, of whom the 
greater part remain until now, but some are 
fallen asleep; then He appeared to James; 
then to all the apostles; and last of all, 
as to the child untimely born, He appeared 
to me also. Acts 1:3-8. 

12. His Ascension: Acts 1:9. And when 
He had said these things, as they were 
looking. He was taken up; and a cloud re- 
ceived Him out of their sight. I. Tim. 3:16. 
* * * Great is the mystery of godliness; 
He who was manifested in the flesh, justi- 
fied in the spirit, seen of angels, preached 
among the nations, believed on in the world, 
received up in glory. Lu. 24:50, 51. 

13. His Presence With the Father: Heb. 



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9:24. Christ entered not into a holy place 
made with hands, like in pattern to the true; 
but into heaven itself, now to appear before 
the face of God for us. I. Pet. 3:22. Who 
is on the right hand of God, having gone 
into heaven; angels and authorities and 
powers being made subject unto Him. Heb. 
1:3. Rev. 3:21. 

14. His Mediatorial Office: I. Tim. 2:5, 6. 
There is one God, one Mediator also between 
God and men. Himself man, Christ Jesus, 
who gave himself a ransom for all; the 
testimony to be borne in its own times; 
Heb. 7:25. He is able to save to the ut- 
termost them that draw near unto God 
through Him, seeing He ever liveth to make 
intercession for them. I. Jn. 2:1. * * * 
If any man sin, we have an Advocate with 
the li^ather, Jesus Christ the righteous: Heb. 
4:14, 15. Having then a great high priest,, 
who hath passed through the heavens, Jesus 
the Son of God, let us hold fast our confes- 
sion. For we have not a high priest that 
cannot be touched with the feeling of our 
infirmities; but one that hath been in all 
points tempted like as we are, yet without 
sin. Heb. 10:14. By one offering He hath 
perfected forever them that are sanctified. 
Heb. 2:11. Both He that sanctifieth and 
they that are sanctified are all of one: for 
which cause He is not ashamed to call them 
brethren. . 

(d) GOD, AS HOLY SPIRIT. 

1. He Proceeds From the Father and 
Son: Jn. 15:26. When the Comforter is 
come, whom I will send unto you from the 
Father, even the Spirit of Truth, which pro- 
ceedeth from the Father, He shall bear wit- 



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ness of Me. Jn. 16:7. If I go not away, 
the Comforter will not come unto you; but 
if I go, I will send Him unto you. 

2. He Glorifies the Son: Jn. 16:14. He 
shall glorify Me: for He shall take of Mine, 
and shall declare it unto you. Rom. 5:5. 
* * * The love of God hath been shed 
abroad in our hearts through the Holy 
Spirit which was given unto us. Eph. 2:18. 
Through Him we both have our access in 
one Spirit unto the Father. 

3. His Work With the Unsaved: Jn. 16:8- 
11. He, when He is come, will convict the 
world in respect of sin, and of righteous- 
ness, and of judgment: of sin, because they 
believe not on Me; of righteousness, because 
I go to the Father, and ye behold Me no 
more; of judgment, because the prince of 
this world hath been judged. 

4. He Vitalizes Believers: Acts 1:5. John 
indeed baptized with water; but ye shall be 
baptized in the Holy Spirit. * * * jn. 
3:6. That which is born of the flesh is 
flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit 
is spirit. Jn. 6:63. It is the spirit that 
giveth life; the flesh profiteth nothing. Eph. 
2:1. You did He make alive, when ye were 
dead through your tresspasses and sins. 
Rom. 8:11. If the Spirit of Him that raised 
up Jesus from the dead dwelleth in you. He 
that raised up Christ Jesus from the dead 
shall give life also to your mortal bodies 
through His Spirit that dwelleth in you. 

5. He Bears Witness: Lu. 3:22. And the 
Holy Spirit descended in a bodily form, as 
a dove, and a voice came out of heaven, 
Thou art My beloved Son; in Thee I am well 
pleased. I. Jn. 5:7-10. It is the Spirit that 
beareth witness, because the Spirit is the 



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truth. For there are three who bear wit- 
ness, the Spirit, and the water, and the 
blood: and the three agree in one. If we 
receive the witness of men, the witness of 
God is greater: for the witness of God is 
this, that He hath borne witness concern- 
ing His Son. He that believeth on the Son 
of God hath the witness in him: he that 
believeth not God hath made Him a liar; 
because he hath not believed in the witness 
that God hath borne concerning His Son. 
Rom. 8:16. The Spirit Himself beareth 
witness with our spirit, that we are chil- 
dren of God: 

6. He Abides in the Regenerate: 3m 
14:16, 17. I will pray the Father, and He 
shall give you another Comforter, that He 
may be with you forever, even the Spirit of 
Truth: whom the world cannot receive; for 
it beholdeth Him not, neither knoweth Him : 
ye know Him; for He abideth with you, and 
shall be in you. I. Cor. 3:16. Know ye not 
that ye are a temple of God, and that the 
Spirit of God dwelleth in you? I. Jn. 3:24. 
Acts. 5:32. 

7. He Guides and Teaches: Jn. 16:13. 
When He, the Spirit of Truth, is come. He 
shall guide you into all the truth: for He 
shall not speak from Himself; but what 
things soever He shall hear, these shall He 
speak: and He shall declare unto you the 
things that are to come. I. Jn. 2:27. * * * 
The anointing which ye received of Him 
abideth in you, and ye need not that any one 
teach you; but as His anointing teacheth 
you concerning all things, and is true, and 
is no lie, and even as it taught you, ye 
abide in Him. 

8. He Searches the Heart: Jer. 17:10. 



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I, Jehovah, search the mind, I try the heart, 
even to give every man according to his 
ways, according to the fruit of his doings. 
I. Cor. 2:9-10. Things which eye saw not, 
and ear heard not, and which entered not 
into the heart of man, whatsoever things 
God prepared for them that love Him. But 
unto us God revealed them through the 
Spirit: for the Spirit searcheth all things, 
yea, the deep things of God. Rom. 8:27. 
He that searcheth the hearts knoweth what 
is the mind of the Spirit, because He 
maketh intercession for the saints accord- 
ing to the will of God. Rev. 2:23. * * * 
All the churches shall know that I am He 
that searcheth the reins and hearts: 

9. He Endues With Power: Acts 1:8. 
Ye shall receive power, when the Holy 
Spirit is come upon you: Isa. 40:29, 31. He 
giveth power to the faint; and to him that 
hath no might He increaseth strength. They 
that wait for Jehovah shall renew their 
strength; they shall mount up with wings 
as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; 
they shall walk, and not faint. Eph. 3:16. 
That He would grant you, according to the 
riches of His glory, that ye may be strength- 
ened with power through His Spirit in the 
inward man. II. Tim. 1:7. God gave us not 
a spirit of fearfulness; but of power and 
love and discipline. 



MAN, INNOCENT, DEGENERATE, 
REGENERATE. 

(a) MAN, INNOCENT. 

1. Created in God's Image: Gen. 1:26. 
And God said, Let us make man in Our 



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image, after Our likeness; and let them have 
dominion over the fish of the sea, and over 
the birds of the heavens, and over the cat- 
tle, and over all the earth, and over every 
creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth. 
Gen. 5:1, 2. * * * In the day that God 
created man, in the likeness of God made 
He him; male and female created He them; 
and blessed them, and called their name 
Adam, in the day when they were created. 
Gen. 2:7. And Jehovah God formed man of 
the dust of the ground, and breathed into 
his nostrils the breath of life; and man be- 
came a living soul. Job. 33:4. The Spirit 
of God hath made me, and the breath of 
the Almighty giveth me life. Ps. 8:5, 6. 
A. V. Thou hast made him a little lower 
than the angels, and hast crowned him 
with glory and honor. 

(b) MAN, DEGENERATE. 

1. His Temptation and Fail: Gen. 3:1-24. 

2. His Depravity: Gen. 6:5. And Jeho- 
vah saw that the wickedness of man was 
great in the earth, and that every imagi- 
nation of the thoughts of his heart was 
only evil continually. Ps. 14:1-3. The fool 
hath said in his heart, There is no God. 
They are corrupt, they have done abomina- 
ble works; there is none that doeth good. 
Jehovah looketh down from heaven upon 
the children of men, to see if there were 
any that did understand, that did seek after 
God. They are all gone aside; they are al- 
together become filthy; there is none that 
doeth good, no, not one. Eccl. 9:3. This 
is an evil in all that is done under the sun, 
that there is one event unto all; yea also, 
the heart of the sons of men is full of evil, 



BIBLE STUDY 45 

and madness is in their heart while they 
live, and after that they go to the dead. 
Jer. 17:9. Jn. 3:19. Rom. 3:10-18. 

3. Death, Result of Sin: Gen. 2:17. Of 
the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, 
thou Shalt not eat of it: for in the day that 
thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die. 
Rom. 6:23. The wages of sin is death; hut 
the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ 
Jesus our Lord. Rom. 5:12. I. Cor. 15:21, 
22. Jas. 1:15. 

4. His Need of a Saviour: Jer. 17:14. 
Heal me, O Jehovah, and I shall be healed; 
save me, and I shall be saved: for thou art 
my praise. Eccl. 7:20. Surely there is not 
a righteous man upon earth, that doeth 
good, and sinneth not. Isa. 53:6. All we 
like sheep have gone astray; we have turned 
every one to his own way; and Jehovah hath 
laid on Him the iniquity of us all. Rom. 
3:23. All have sinned, and fall short of 
the glory of God. Ps. 51:5, 10. Behold, I 
was brought forth in iniquity; and in sin 
did my mother conceive me. Create in me a 
clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit 
within me. 

(c) MAN, REGENERATE. 

1. Conditions of Spiritual Birth: Mt. 
4:17. * * * Repent ye; for the kingdom 
of heaven is at hand. Lu. 13:5. * * * 
Except ye repent, ye shall all likewise 
perish. Acts 16:31. * * * Believe on the 
Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved. 
Jn. 3:16. For God so loved the world, that 
He gave His only begotten Son, that whoso- 
ever believeth on Him should not perish, 
but have eternal life. Jn. 5:24. * * * He 
that heareth My word, and believeth Him 



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that sent Me, hath eternal life, and cometh 
not into judgment, but hath passed out of 
death into life. I. Jn. 5:4, 5. Acts 2:38. 
Acts 11:16. I. Cor. 12:13. 

2. His New Nature: Ezek. 36:26, 27. A 
new heart also will I give you, and a new 
spirit will I put within you; and I will take 
away the stony heart out of your flesh, 
and I will give you a heart of flesh. And 
I will put My Spirit within j^ou, and cause 
you to walk in My statutes, and ye shall 
keep Mine ordinances, and do them. II. 
Cor. 5:17, 18. If any man is in Christ, he is 
a new creature: the old things are passed 
away; behold they are become new. But 
all things are of God, who reconciled us to 
Himself through Christ. * * * I. Jn. 3:14. 
We know that we have passed out of death 
unto life, because we love the brethren. He 
that loveth not abideth in death. I. Jn. 
5:11, 12. And the witness is this, that God 
gave unto us eternal life, and this life is in 
His Son. He that hath the Son hath the 
life; he that hath not the Son of God hath 
not the life. Rom. 6:22. But now being 
made free from sin and become servants 
to God, ye have your fruit unto sanctiflca- 
tion, and the end eternal life. Gal. 5:22-24. 
The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, 
longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithful- 
ness, meekness, self-control; against such 
there is no law. And they that are of 
Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with 
the passions and the lusts thereof. 

3. Confessing Christ: Rom. 10:9, 10. If 
thou Shalt confess with thy mouth Jesus 
as Lord, and shalt believe in thy heart that 
God raised him from the dead, thou shalt 
be saved: for with the heart man believeth 



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unto righteousness; and with the mouth 
confession is made unto salvation. Mt. 
10:32. Every one therefore who shall con- 
fess me before men, him will I also confess 
before my Father who is in heaven. I. Jn. 
4:2. Mt. 7:21. 

4. The Law of Growth: Lu. 9:23. And 
He said unto all. If any man would come 
after Me, let him deny himself, and take 
up his cross daily, and follow Me. Rom. 
6:11. Reckon ye also yourselves to be dead 
unto sin, but alive unto God in Christ Jesus. 
Eph. 6:13. Take up the whole armor of 
God, that ye may be able to withstand in 
the. evil day, and, having done all, to stand. 
Gal. 5:16, 17. * * * Walk by the Spirit, 
and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh. 
For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and 
the Spirit against the flesh; for these are 
contrary the one to the other; that ye may 
not do the things that ye would. 

5. The Way of Attainment: Eph. 2:8, 9. 
By grace have ye been saved through faith; 
and that not of yourselves, it is the gift 
of God; not of works, that no man should 
glory. II. Cor. 12:9. * * * My grace is 
sufficient for thee: for my power is made 
perfect in weakness. II. Cor. 9:8. God is 
able to make all grace abound unto you; 
that ye, having always all sufficiency in 
everything, may abound unto every good 
work. Gal. 3:11. That no man is justi- 
fled by the law before God, is evident: for, 
The righteous shall live by faith; and the 
law is not of faith; but. He that doeth them 
shall live in them. I. Jn. 5:4. Whatsoever 
is begotten of God overcometh the world: 
and this is the victory that hath overcome 
the world, even our faith. Rev. 3:10. Be- 



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cause thou didst keep the word of My pa- 
tience, I also will keep thee from the hour 
of trial, that hour which is to come upon 
the whole world, to try them that dwell upon 
the earth. Phil. 4:13. Gal. 2:20. Tit. 3:5, 6. 
Jude 24. II. Tim. 1:12. 

6. Restoration to the Divine Image: Mt. 
5:48. A. V. Be ye therefore perfect, even 
as your Father which is in heaven is perfect. 
I. Jn. 5:18. We know that whosoever is 
begotten of God sinneth not; but he that 
was begotten of God keepeth himself, and 
the evil one toucheth him not. Jn. 17:23. 
I in them, and Thou in Me, that they may 
be perfected into one; that the world may 
know that Thou didst send Me, and lovedst 
them even as Thou lovedst Me. Lev. 19:2. 
I. Cor. 15:49. Rom. 12:1. I. Thes. 5:23. I. 
Thes. 3:13. I. Thes. 4:3-7. Col. 1:22. I. 
Pet. 5:10. 



SATAN, SIN, DEATH, HELL. 

(a) SATAN. 

1. His Origin: Rev. 12:7-9. And there 
was war in heaven: Michael and his angels 
going forth to war with the dragon; and the 
dragon warred and his angels; and they pre- 
vailed not, neither was their place found any 
more in heaven. And the great dragon was 
cast down, the old serpent, he that is called 
the Devil and Satan, the deceiver of the 
whole world ; he was cast down to the earth, 
and his angels were cast down with him. 
Lu. 10:18. And He said unto them, I beheld 
Satan fallen as lightning from heaven. 

2. His Nature: Jn. 8:44. He was a mur- 
derer from the beginning, and standeth not 



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in the truth, because there is no truth in 
him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh 
of his own: for he is a liar, and the father 
thereof. I. Jn. 3:8. He that doeth sin is 
of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the 
beginning. I. Pet. 5:8. Be sober, be watch- 
ful: your adversary the devil, as a roaring 
lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may 
devour. II. Cor. 11:14, 15. * * * Satan 
fashioneth himself into an angel of light. 
It is no great thing therefore, if his min- 
isters also fashion themselves as ministers 
of righteousness. 

3. His Personality: Job 1:6, 7. It came 
to pass on the day when the sons of God 
came to present themselves before Jehovah, 
that Satan also came among them. And 
Jehovah said unto Satan, Whence comest 
thou? Then Satan answered Jehovah, and 
said, From going to and fro in the earth, and 
from walking up and down in it. Lu. 22:31. 
* * * Simon, behold, Satan asked to have 
you, that he might sift you as wheat. 

4. Prince of This World: Lu. 4:6. The 
devil said unto Him, To Thee will I give all 
this authority, and the glory of them: for it 
hath been delivered unto me; and to whom- 
soever I will I give it. Job 9:24. The earth 
is given into the hand of the wicked; he 
covereth the faces of the judges thereof; 
if it be not he, who then is it? Rev. 13:7. 
And it was given unto him to make war with 
the saints, and to overcome them; and there 
was given to him authority over every tribe 
and people and tongue and nation. I. Jn. 
5:19. We know that we are of God, and 
the whole world lieth in the evil one. Eph. 
2:2, 3. Ye once walked according to the 
course of this world, according to the prince 



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of the powers of the air, of the spirit that 
now worketh in the sons of disobedience; 
among whom we also once lived in the 
lusts of our flesh, doing the desires of the 
flesh and of the mind, and were by nature 
children of wrath, even as the rest. Eph. 
6 : 12. Our wrestling is not against flesh and 
blood, but against the principalities, against 
the powers, against the world-rulers of this 
darkness, against the spiritual hosts of 
wickedness in the heavenly places. Mt. 
12:26. 

5. He Is Subject to Christ: Mt. 4:10, 11. 
Then saith Jesus unto him. Get thee hence, 
Satan; for it is written, Thou shalt worship 
the Lord thy God, and Him only shalt thou 
serve. Then the devil leaveth Him; and 
behold, angels came and ministered unto 
Him. Lu. 4:34-36, 40, 41. Ah! what have 
we to do with Thee, Jesus Thou Nazarene? 
art Thou come to destroy us? I know Thee 
who Thou art, the Holy One of God. And 
Jesus rebuked him, saying, Hold thy peace, 
and come out of him. And when the demon 
had thrown him down in the midst, he came 
out of him, having done him no hurt. And 
amazement came upon all, and they spake 
together, one with another, saying. What 
is this word? for with authority and power 
He commandeth the unclean spirits, and 
they come out. And when the sun was set- 
ting, all they that had any sick with divers 
diseases brought them unto Him: and He 
laid His hands on every one of them, and 
healed them. And demons also came out 
from many, crying out, and saying, Thou 
art the Son of God. And rebuking them, He 
suffered them not to speak, because they 
knew that He was the Christ. 



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6. His Deceptions: Gen. 3:4, 5. And the 
serpent said unto the woman. Ye shall not 
surely die: for God doth know that in the 
day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall 
be opened, and ye shall be as God, knowing 
good and evil. II. Cor. 4:3, 4. If our gospel 
is veiled, it is veiled in them that perish: in 
whom the god of this world hath blinded the 
minds of the unbelieving, that the light of 
the gospel of the glory of Christ, * * * 
should not dawn upon them. Jn. 13:2. * * * 
The devil, having already put into the heart 
of Judas Iscariot, Simon's son, to betray 
Him: Lu. 13:16. Ought not this woman, 
being a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan 
had bound, lo, these eighteen years, to have 
been loosed from this bond on the day of 
the sabbath? Mt. 10:28. Be not afraid of 
them that kill the body, but are not able to 
kill the soul: but rather fear him who is 
able to destroy both soul and body in hell. 
II. Tim. 2:26. Gen. 3:17, 18. 

7. Limitations, Imprisonment, Destruc- 
tion: Rev. 12:12. * * * Woe for the earth 
and for the sea: because the devil is gone 
down unto you, having great wrath, know- 
ing that he hath but a short time. Rev. 
20:1-3. I saw an angel coming down out 
of heaven, having the key of the abyss and 
a great chain in his hand. And he laid 
hold on the dragon, the old serpent, which 
is the Devil and Satan, and bound him for a 
thousand years, and cast him into the abyss, 
and shut it, and sealed it over him, that he 
should deceive the nations no more, until 
the thousand years should be finished: after 
this he must be loosed for a little time. Mt. 
25 : 41. Then shall he say also unto them on 
the left hand, Depart from Me ye cursed, 



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into the eternal fire which is prepared for 
the devil and his angels. Rev. 20 : 10. And the 
devil that deceived them was cast into the 
lake of fire and brimstone, where are also 
the beast and the false prophet; and they 
shall be tormented day and night for ever 
and ever. 

(b) SIN. 

1. Origin and Nature: I. Jn. 3:4. A. V. 
Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth 
also the law: for sin is the transgression of 
the law. Mt. 15:19. Out of the heart 
come forth evil thoughts, murders, adulter- 
ies, fornications, thefts, false witness, rail- 
ings. Jn. 8:44. Ye are of your father the 
devil, and the lusts of your father it is your 
will to do. 

2. It Defiles: Isa. 64:6. For we are all 
become as one that is unclean and all our 
righteousnesses are as a polluted garment. 
Isa. 6:5. * * * Woe is me! for I am un- 
done; because I am a man of unclean lips, 
and I dwell in the midst of a people of un- 
clean lips. Gal. 5:19-21. The works of the 
flesh are manifest, which are these: Forni- 
cation, uncleanness, lasciviousness, idolatry, 
sorcery, enmities, strife, jealousies, wraths, 
factions, divisions, parties, envyings, drunk- 
enness, revellings, and such like; of which 
I forewarn you, even as I did forewarn you, 
that they who practice such things shall not 
inherit the kingdom of God. 

3. Its Prevalence: Rom. 3:10-23. It is 
written. There is none righteous, no, not 
one; there is none that understandeth, there 
is none that seeketh after God ; they have all 
turned aside, they are together become un- 
profitable; there is none that doeth good, 



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no, not so much as one; their throat is an 
open supulchre; with their tongues they 
have used deceit; the poison of asps Is 
under their lips: whose mouth is full of 
cursing and bitterness: their feet are swift 
to shed blood; destruction and misery are 
in their ways; and the way of peace have 
they not known; there is no fear of God 
before their eyes. Now we know that what 
things soever the law saith, it speaketh to 
them that are under the law; that every 
mouth may be stopped, and all the world 
may be brought under the judgment of God : 
because by the works of the law shall no 
flesh be justified in His sight; for through 
the law Cometh the knowledge of sin. * * * 
For all have sinned and fall short of the 
glory of God; I. Jn. 1:8. If we say that 
we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and 
the truth is not in us. 

4. Its Effects: Ezek. 18:4. * * * The 
soul that sinneth, it shall die. Rom. 7:23. 
I see a different law in my members, war- 
ring against the law of my mind, and bring- 
ing me into captivity under the law of sin 
which is in my members. I. Cor. 6 : 9. Know 
ye not that the unrighteous shall not in- 
herit the kingdom of God? * * * Rev. 
21:27. There shall in no wise enter into 
it anything unclean, or he that maketh an 
abomination and, a lie. * * * jga. 59:2. 
Mt. 7:22, 23. 

(c) DEATH. 

1. Origin and Extent: Jas. 1:15. Lust, 
when it hath conceived, beareth sin: and 
the sin, when it is fullgrown, bringeth forth 
death. Rom. 5:12, 13, 14. Therefore, as 
through one man sin entered into the world. 



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and death through sin; and so death passed 
unto all men, for that all sinned: — for until 
the law sin was in the world; but sin is 
not imputed when there is no law. Never- 
theless death reigned from Adam until 
Moses, even over them that had not sinned 
after the likeness of Adam's transgres- 
sion. * * *. 

2. Its End: I. Cor. 15:26. The last enemy 
that shall be abolished is death. Heb. 2:14. 
Since then the children are sharers in flesh 
and blood. He also Himself in like manner 
partook of the same; that through death 
He might bring to nought him that had the 
power of death, that is, the devil. Rev. 
1:17, 18. * * * I am the first and the 
last, and the Living One; and I was dead, 
and behold, I am alive forevermore, and I 
have the keys of death and of Hades. Rev. 
21:4. * * * Death shall be no more; 
neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, 
nor pain, any more: the first things are 
passed away. 

(d) HELL. 

1. Future of the Wicked: Ps. 9:17. The 
wicked shall be turned back unto Sheol, 
even all the nations that forget God. Mt. 
13:41, 42. The Son of man shall send 
forth His angels, and they shall gather out 
of His kingdom all things that cause stumb- 
ling, and them that do iniquity, and shall 
cast them into the furnace of fire: there 
shall be weeping and the gnashing of teeth. 
Mt. 25:41, 46. Then shall He say unto them 
on the left hand, Depart from Me, ye cursed, 
into the eternal fire which is prepared for 
the devil and his angels: And these shall 
go away into eternal punishment: but the 



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righteous into eternal life. Jude 6. And 
angels that kept not their own principality, 
but left their proper habitation, He hath 
kept in everlasting bonds under darkness 
unto the judgment of the great day. Rev. 
14:9, 10, 11. * * * If any man worship- 
peth the beast and his image, and receiveth 
a mark on his forehead, or upon his hand, 
he also shall drink of the wine of the wrath 
of God, which is prepared unmixed in the 
cup of his anger; and he shall be tormented 
with fire and brimstone in the presence of 
the holy angels, and in the presence of the 
Lamb: and the smoke of their torment 
goeth up for ever and ever; and they have 
no rest day and night, they that worship 
the beast and his image, and whoso re- 
ceiveth the mark of his name. Rev. 21:8. 
But for the fearful, and unbelieving, and 
abominable, and murderers, and fornicators, 
and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, 
their part shall be in the lake that burneth 
with fire and brimstone; which is the second 
death. 



REDEMPTION, ATONEMENT, FOR- 
GIVENESS, REGENERATION. 

(a) REDEMPTION. 

1. Promise and Prophecy: Gen. 3:15. 
And I will put enmity between thee and the 
woman, and between thy seed and her seed: 
he shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt 
bruise his heel. Gen. 12:3. I will bless 
them that bless thee, and him that curseth 
thee will I curse: and in thee shall all the 
families of the earth be blessed. Job 19:25, 
26. * * * I know that my Redeemer 



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liveth, and at last he will stand upon the 
earth: and after my skin, even this body, is 
destroyed, then without my flesh shall I see 
God. Isa. 59:20. A Redeemer will come to 
Zion, and unto them that turn from trans- 
gression in Jacob, saith Jehovah. Mai. 4:2. 
Unto you that fear My name shall the sun 
of righteousness arise with healing in its 
wings * * *. Mt. 1:21. She shall bring 
forth a son; and thou shalt call his name 
Jesus; for it is He that shall save His peo- 
ple from their sins. 

2. Fulfillment: Gal. 4:4, 5. But when 
the fulness of the time came, God sent forth 
His Son, born of a woman, born under the 
law, that He might redeem them that were 
under the law, that we might receive the 
adoption of sons. Lu. 2:10, 11. And the 
angel said unto them, Be not afraid; for 
behold, I bring you good tidings of great 
joy which shall be to all the people: for 
there is born to you this day in the city of 
David, a Saviour, who is Christ the Lord. 
Acts 4:12. And in none other is there 
salvation: for neither is there any other 
name under heaven, that is given among 
men, wherein we must be saved. Tit. 2:13, 
14. Looking for the blessed hope and ap- 
pearance of the glory of the great God and 
our Saviour Jesus Christ; who gave Himself 
for us, that He might redeem us from all 
iniquity, and purify unto Himself a people 
for His own possession, zealous of good 
works. Col. 1:14. In Whom we have our 
redemption, the forgiveness of our sins. 
Rev. 5:9, 10. And they sing a new song, 
saying. Worthy art Thou to take the book, 
and to open the seals thereof; for Thou 
wast slain, and didst purchase unto God 



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With Thy blood men of every tribe, and 
tongue, and people, and nation, and madest 
them to be unto our God a kingdom and 
priests, and they reign upon the earth. Rom. 
3:24, 25. Lu. 2:27-38. Lu. 1:68. 

(b) ATONEMENT. 

1. Ancient Sacrificial Offerings: Lev. 
9:7. Moses said unto Aaron, Draw near 
unto the altar, and offer thy sin-offering, 
and thy burnt-offering, and make atonement 
for thyself, and for the people; and offer 
the oblation of the people, and make atone- 
ment for them; as Jehovah commanded. 
Lev. 16:34. And this shall be an everlast- 
ing statute unto you, to make atonement for 
the children of Israel because of all their 
sins once in the year * * *. Lev. 19:22. 
And the priest shall make atonement for 
him with the ram of the trespass-offering 
before Jehovah for his sin which he hath 
sinned; and the sin which he hath sinned 
shall be forgiven him. Lev. 17:11. For the 
life of the flesh is in the blood; and I have 
given it to you upon the altar to^make atone- 
ment for your souls: for it is the blood that 
maketh atonement by reason of the life. 
Heb. 9:22. And according to the law, * * * 
all things are cleansed with blood, and apart 
from shedding of blood there is no remis- 
sion. 

2. Christ's Sacrifice: Ps. 40:6-8. Sacri- 
fice and offering Thou hast no delight in; 
mine ears hast Thou opened: burnt-offer- 
ings and sin-offerings hast Thou not re- 
quired. Then said I, Lo, I am come; in the 
roll of the book it is written of Me: I de- 
light to do Thy will, O My God; Yea, Thy 
law is within My heart. Isa. 53 : 4-6. Surely 



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He hath borne our griefs, and carried our 
sorrows; yet we did esteem Him stricken, 
smitten of God, and afflicted. But He was 
wounded for our transgressions. He was 
bruised for our iniquities; the chastisement 
of our peace was upon Him; and with His 
•stripes we are healed. All we like sheep 
have gone astray; we have turned every one 
to his own way; and Jehovah hath laid on 
Him the iniquity of us all. Jn. 1:29. Be- 
hold the Lamb of God, that taketh away the 
sin of the world! Jn. 15:13. Greater love 
hath no man than this, that a man lay down 
his life for his friends. Jn. 12:24, 32. Verily, 
I say unto you, Except a grain of wheat 
fall into the earth and die, it abideth by it- 
self alone; but if it die, it beareth much 
fruit. I, if I be lifted up from the earth, 
will draw all men unto Myself. 

3. Vicarious Atonement Fulfilled: Mt. 
26:28. This is My blood of the covenant, 
which is poured out for many unto remis- 
sion of sins. I. Jn. 1:7. * * * The 
blood of Jesus His Son cleanseth us from 
all sin. Rom. 5:9. Being now justified by 
His blood, shall we be saved from the wrath 
of God through Him. Heb. 10:10, 19, 20. 
By which will we have been sanctified 
through the offering of the body of Jesus 
Christ once for all. Having therefore, 
brethren, boldness to enter into the holy 
place by the blood of Jesus, by the way 
which He dedicated for us, a new and living 
way, through the veil, that is to say. His 
flesh; I. Pet. 1:18-20. Knowing that ye were 
redeemed, not with corruptible things, with 
silver or gold, from your vain manner of 
life handed down from your fathers; but 
with precious blood, as of a lamb without 



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blemish and without spot, even the blood 
of Christ. 

(c) FORGIVENESS. 

1. Under Law: Isa. 55:7. Let the 
wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous 
man his thoughts; and let him return unto 
Jehovah, and He will have mercy upon him; 
and to our God, for He will abundantly par- 
don. Ex. 34:6, 7. And Jehovah passed by 
before him, and proclaimed, Jehovah, Je- 
hovah, a God merciful and gracious, slow 
to anger, and abundant in lovingkindness 
and truth; keeping lovingkindness for thou- 
sands, forgiving iniquity and transgressions 
and sin. Lev. 4:13, 14, 20, 27, 28, 31. If 
the whole congregation of Israel err, and 
the thing be hid from the eyes of the assem- 
bly, and they have done any of the things 
which Jehovah hath commanded not to be 
done, and are guilty; when the sin wherein 
they have sinned is known, then the assem- 
bly shall offer a young bullock for a sin- 
offering, and bring it before the tent of 
meeting. * * * ^j^j h^q priest shall 
make atonement for them, and they shall 
be forgiven. And if any one of the common 
people sin unwittingly, in doing any of the 
things which Jehovah hath commanded not 
to be done, and be guilty; if his sin, which 
he hath sinned, be made known to him, 
then he shall bring for his oblation a goat, 
a female without blemish, for his sin which 
he hath sinned. * * * And the priest 
shall make atonement for him, and he shall 
be forgiven. Isa. 44 : 22. I have blotted out, 
as a thick cloud, thy transgressions, and, 
as a cloud, thy sins; return unto Me; for I 
have redeemed thee. 



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2. Under Grace: Rom. 10:4. Christ is 
the end of the law unto righteousness to 
every one that believeth. I. Jn. 1:9. If we 
confess our sins, He is faithful and right- 
eous to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse 
us from all unrighteousness. I. Jn. 3:5. And 
we know that He was manifested to take 
away sins; and in Him is no sin. Jn. 5:24. 
I say unto you, he that heareth My word, 
and believeth Him that sent Me, hath eter- 
nal life, and cometh not into judgment, hut 
hath passed out of death into life. Mt. 9:2. 
Acts 26:16-18. 

3. To Whom Granted: Mt. 5:7. Blessed 
are the merciful: for they shall obtain 
mercy. Mt. 6:14, 15. If ye forgive men 
their trespasses, your heavenly Father will 
also forgive you. But if ye forgive not men 
their trespasses, neither will your Father 
forgive your trespasses. Mk. 3:28, 29. Verily 
I say unto you, All their sins shall be for- 
given unto the sons of men, and their 
blasphemies wherewithsoever they shall 
blaspheme: but whosoever shall blaspheme 
against the Holy Spirit hath never forgive- 
ness, but is guilty of an eternal sin. Eph. 
4:32, Be ye kind one to another, tender- 
hearted, forgiving each other, even as God 
also in Christ forgave you. Lu. 17:3. * * * 
If thy brother sin, rebuke him; and if he 
repent, forgive him. Mt. 18:21, 22. Then 
came Peter, and said to Him, Lord, how 
oft shall my brother sin against me, and I 
forgive him? until seven times? Jesus saith 
unto him, I say not unto thee. Until seven 
times; but, Until seventy times seven. 

(d) REGENERATION. 
1. Promise and Fulfillment: Ezek. 36: 



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22-27. * * * I do not this for your sake, 

house of Israel, but for My holy name, 
which ye have profaned among the nations, 
whither ye went. And I will sanctify My 
great name, which hath been profaned 
among the nations, which ye have profaned 
in the midst of them; and the nations shall 
know that I am Jehovah, saith the Lord 
Jehovah, when I shall be sanctified in you 
before their eyes. For I will take you from 
among the nations, and gather you out of 
all the countries, and will bring you into 
your own land. And I will sprinkle clean 
water upon you, and ye shall be clean: from 
all your filthiness, and from all your idols, 
will I cleanse you. A new heart also will 

1 give you, and a new spirit will I put within 
you; and I will take away the stony heart 
out of your flesh, and I will give you a heart 
of flesh. And I will put My Spirit within 
you, and cause you to walk in My statutes, 
and ye shall keep Mine ordinances, and do 
them. Rom. 6:22. But now being made 
free from sin and become servants to God, 
ye have your fruit unto sanctification, and 
the end eternal life. I. Pet. 1:23. Having 
been begotten again, not of corruptible seed, 
but of incorruptible, through the Word of 
God, which liveth and abideth. 

2. Born of Water and the Spirit: Jn. 
3:5-7. Jesus answered. Verily, verily, I say 
unto thee. Except one be born of water and 
the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom 
of God. That which is born of the flesh is 
flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit 
is spirit. Marvel not that I said unto thee. 
Ye must be born anew. Acts 2:38. Peter 
said unto them, Repent ye and be baptized 
every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ 



62 SEEVICE 

unto the remission of your sins; and ye 
shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. 
Rom. 6:3, 4. Or are ye ignorant that all 
we who were baptized into Christ Jesus 
were baptized into His death? We were 
buried therefore with Him through baptism 
into death: that like as Christ was raised 
from the dead through the glory of the 
Father, so we also might walk in newness 
of life. I. Cor. 6:11. * * * But ye were 
washed, but ye were sanctified, but ye were 
justified in the name of the Lord Jesus 
Christ, and in the Spirit of our God. Eph. 
2:1. You did He make alive, when ye were 
dead through your trespasses and sins. I. 
Jn. 5:1. "Whosoever believeth that Jesus is 
the Christ is begotten of God: and whoso- 
ever loveth Him that begat loveth Him also 
that is begotten of Him. 



JUSTIFICATION, GRACE, FAITH, 
PRAYER, WORKS. 

(a) JUSTIFICATION. 

1. By Grace: Rom. 3:24. Being justi- 
fied freely by His grace through the redemp- 
tion that is in Christ Jesus. Tit. 3 : 7. That, 
being justified by His grace, we might be 
made heirs according to the hope of eternal 
life. 

2. By Faith: Hab. 2:4. But the right- 
eous shall live by his faith. Acts 13:39. 
By Him everyone that believeth is justified 
from all things, from which ye could not be 
justified by the law of Moses. Gal. 2:16. 
Yet knowing that a man is not justified by 
the works of the law but through faith in 
Jesus Christ, even we believed on Christ 



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Jesus, that we might be justified by faith in 
Christ, and not by the works of the law: 
because by the works of the law shall no 
flesh be justified. Rom. 5:1. Being there- 
fore justified by faith, we have peace with 
God through our Lord Jesus Christ; Rom. 
3:28. We reckon therefore that a man is 
justified by faith apart from the works of 
the law. 

(b) GRACE. 

1. Its Source: Rev. 22:1. He showed 
me a river of water of life, bright as crystal, 
proceeding out of the throne of God and of 
the Lamb. Jn. 4:10. Jesus answered and 
said unto her, If thou knewest the gift of 
God, and who it is that saith to thee, Give 
me to drink; thou wouldst have asked of 
Him, and He would have given thee living 
water. I. Cor. 1:4. I thank my God always 
concerning you, for the grace of God which 
was given you in Christ Jesus. Jn. 1:17. 
For the law was given through Moses; grace 
and truth came through Jesus Christ. Jn. 
4:14. 

2. How Obtained: Heb. 4:16. Let us 
therefore draw near with boldness unto the 
throne of grace, that we may receive mercy, 
and may find grace to help us in time of 
need. Phil. 1:2. Grace to you and peace 
from God our Father and the Lord Jesus 
Christ. Jn. 1 : 16. For of His fulness we all 
received, and grace upon grace. Jas. 4:6. 
God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace to 
the humble. Zech. 12:10. Acts 4:33. 

3. Growth in Grace: L Pet. 2:1, 2. Put- 
ting away therefore all wickedness, and all 
guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all 
evil speakings, as newborn babes, long for 



SEEVICE 

the flpiritual milk which is without guile, 
that we may grow thereby unto salvation; 
II. Pet. 3:18. But grow in the grace and 
knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus 
Christ. To Him be the glory both now and 
forever. I. Thes. 3:12, 13. The Lord make 
you to increase and abound in love one to- 
ward another, and toward all men, even as 
we also do toward you; to the end He may 
establish your hearts unblamable in holi- 
ness before our God and Father, at the com- 
ing of our Lord Jesus with all His saints. 
Phil. 1:6. He who began a good work in 
you will perfect it until the day of Jesus 
Christ. Phil. 1:7, 8. 

4. Sufficient for Every Need. II. Cor. 
12:9. * * * My grace is sufficient for 
thee. II. Cor. 9:8. God is able to make all 
grace ab'ound unto you; that ye, having al- 
ways all sufficiency in everything, may 
abound unto every good work. Eph. 3:16. 

* * * That ye may be strengthened with 
power through His Spirit in the inward man. 
Phil. 4:13. I can do all things in Him that 
strengtheneth me. 

(c) FAITH. 
1. Its Nature and Source: Heb. 12:2. 

* * * Looking unto Jesus the author and 
perfector of our faith. * * * Heb. 11:1. 
Now faith is the assurance (marginal, giv- 
ing substance to) of things hoped for, a 
conviction of things not seen. I. Cor. 12:8, 
9. For to one is given through the Spirit 
the word of wisdom; and to another the 
word of knowledge, according to the same 
Spirit; to another faith, in the same Spirit; 
II. Pet. 1:1. A servant and apostle of Jesus 
Christ, to them that have obtained a like 



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precious faith with us in the righteousiiess 
of our God and the Saviour Jesus Christ; 
Lu. 17:5. And the apostles said unto the 
Lord, Increase our faith. 

2. Its Power and Achievements: Mt. 
15:28. Then Jesus answered and said unto 
her, O woman, great is thy faith; be it done 
unto thee even as thou wilt. And her 
daughter was healed from that hour. Mk. 
9:23. * * * All things are possible to 
him that believeth. Lu. 17:6. * * * If 
ye had faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye 
would say unto this sycamine tree, Be thou 
rooted up, and be thou planted in the sea; 
and it would obey you. Jn. 11:40. Jesus 
saith unto her. Said I not unto thee, that, if 
thou believest, thou shouldst see the glory 
of God? I. Cor. 2:5. That your faith should 
not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the 
power of God. Eph. 6:16. Withal taking 
up the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall 
be able to quench all the fiery darts of the 
evil one. I. Jn. 5:4, 5. * * * This is 
the victory that hath overcome the world, 
even our faith. Jn. 20:29. Thomas, be- 
cause thou hast seen Me, thou hast be- 
lieved: blessed are they that have not seen, 
and yet have believed. 

3. Faithfulness: Lu. 16:10, 11. He that 
is faithful in a very little is faithful also in 
much; and he that is unrighteous in a very 
little is unrighteous also in much. If there- 
fore ye have not been faithful in the un- 
righteous mammon, who will commit to your 
trust the true riches? Mt. 26:41. Watch 
and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: 
the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is 
weak. Lu. 9:62. * * * No man, having 
put his hand to the plow, and looking back. 



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is »fit for the kingdom of God. Jn. 8:31. 
* * * If ye abide in My word, then are 
ye truly My disciples; Mt. 24:13. He that 
endureth to the end, the same shall he 
saved. Rev. 2:10. Be thou faithful unto 
death and I will give thee the crown of life. 
I. Cor. 15 : 58. Wherefore, my beloved breth- 
ren, be ye steadfast, unmoveable, always 
abounding in the work of the Lord, foras- 
much as ye know that your labor is not 
vain in the Lord. 

4. Personal Integrity: Mt. 5:8. Blessed 
are the pure in heart: for they shall see 
God. Ps. 24:3, 4. Who shall ascend into 
the hill of Jehovah? And who shall stand 
in His holy place? He that hath clean 
hands, and a pure heart; who hath not 
lifted up his soul unto falsehood, and hath 
not sworn deceitfully. L Tim. 5:22. Keep 
thyself pure. Mt. 5:28. * * * Every one 
that looketh on a woman to lust after her 
hath committed adultery with her already 
in his heart. Prov. 12:22. Lying lips are 
an abomination to Jehovah; but they that 
deal truly are His delight. Phil. 4:8. What- 
soever things are true, whatsoever things 
are honorable, whatsoever things are just, 
whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever 
things are lovely, whatsoever things are of 
good report; if there be any virtue, and if 
there be any praise, think on these things. 
Isa. 33:15, 16. He that walketh righteously, 
and speaketh uprightly; he that despiseth 
the gain of oppressions, that shaketh his 
hands from taking a bribe, that stoppeth his 
ears from hearing of blood, and shutteth his 
eyes from looking upon evil: he shall dwell 
on high; his place of defence shall be the 



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munitions of rocks; his bread shall he given 
him; his waters shall he sure. 

(d) PRAYER. 

1. Enjoined: Lu. 18:1. He spake a 
parable unto them to the end that they 
ought always to pray, and not to faint; I. 
Thes. 5:17-19. Pray without ceasing; in 
everything give thanks; for this is the will 
of God in Christ Jesus to you-ward. Quench 
not the Spirit; Col. 4:2. Continue stead- 
fastly in prayer, watching therein with 
thanksgiving. 

2. Praise and Thanksgiving: Ps. 50:23. 
Whoso offereth the sacrifice of thanksgiving 
glorifieth Me: Ps. 92:1, 2. It is a good 
thing to give thanks unto Jehovah, and to 
sing praises unto thy name, O Most High; 
to show forth Thy lovingkindness in the 
morning, and Thy faithfulness every night. 
Ps. 70:4. Let all those that seek Thee re- 
joice and be glad in Thee; and let such as 
love Thy salvation say continually, Let God 
be magnified. Heb. 13:15. Through Him 
then let us offer up a sacrifice of praise to 
God continually, that is, the fruit of lips 
which make confession to His name. 

3. Petition: Mt. 7:7, 8. Ask, and it shall 
be given you ; seek, and ye shall find ; knock, 
and it shall be opened unto you: for every 
one that asketh receiveth; and he that seek- 
eth findeth; and to him that knocketh it 
shall be opened. Phil. 4:6. In nothing be 
anxious; but in everything by prayer and 
supplication with thanksgiving let your re- 
quests be made known unto God. Heb. 
4:16. Let us therefore draw near with bold- 
ness unto the throne of grace, that we may 



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receive mercy, and may find grace to help 
us in time of need. 

4. Confession: Ps. 51:3, 4. I know my 
transgressions; and my sin is ever before 
me. Against Thee, Thee only, have I sin- 
ned, and done that which is evil in Thy 
sight; Mt. 5:23, 24. If therefore thou art 
offering thy gift at the altar, and there re- 
memberest that thy brother hath aught 
against thee, leave there thy gift before the 
altar, and go thy way, first be reconciled to 
thy brother, and then come and offer thy 
gift. I. Jn. 1:9. If we confess our sins, He 
is faithful and righteous to forgive us our 
sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteous- 
ness. 

5. Intercession: I. Tim. 2:1-4. I exhort 
therefore, first of all, that supplications, 
prayers, intercessions, thanksgivings, be 
made for all men; for kings and all that 
are in high places; that we may lead a 
tranquil and quiet life in all godliness and 
gravity. This is good and acceptable in the 
sight of God our Saviour; Who would have 
all men to be saved, and come to the knowl- 
edge of the truth. Jas. 5:15, 16. The prayer 
of faith shall save him that is sick, and the 
Lord shall raise him up; and if he have 
committed sins, it shall be forgiven him. 
Jas. 5:16. * * * The supplication of a 
righteous man availeth much in its work- 
ing. Eph. 6:18. Rev. 8:3, 4. 

6. How to Pray: Jn. 4:24. God is a 
Spirit: and they that worship Him must 
worship in spirit and truth. Mk. 11:25. 
Whensoever ye stand praying, forgive, if ye 
have aught against any one; that your 
Father also who is in heaven may forgive 
you your trespasses, Jn. 15:7. If ye abide 



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in Me, and My words abide in you, ask 
whatsoever ye will, and it shall be done 
unto you. I. Jn. 5:14, 15. This is the bold- 
ness which we have toward Him, that, if 
we ask anything according to His will. He 
heareth us : and if T/e know that He heareth 
us whatsoever we ask, we know that we 
have the petitions which we have asked of 
Him. Jn. 14:13. Whatsoever ye shall ask 
in My name, that will I do, that the Father 
may be glorified in the Son. Mk. 11:24. 
Therefore I say unto you, All things what- 
soever ye pray and ask for, believe that ye 
receive them, and ye shall have them. Mt. 
18:19, 20. If two of you shall agree on 
earth as touching anything that ye shall 
ask, it shall be done for them of My Father 
who is in heaven. For where two or three 
are gathered together in My name, there 
am I in the midst of them. Mt. 6:6,7. Thou, 
when thou prayest, enter into thine inner 
chamber, and having shut thy door, pray to 
thy Father who is in secret, and thy Father 
who seeth in secret shall recompense thee. 
And in praying use not vain repetitions, as 
the Gentiles do; for they think that they 
shall be heard for their much speaking. 
Rom. 8:26, 27. The Spirit also helpeth our 
infirmity: for we know not how to pray as 
we ought; but the Spirit Himself maketh 
intercession for us with groanings which 
cannot be uttered; and He that searcheth 
the hearts knoweth what is the mind of the 
Spirit, because He maketh intercession for 
us according to the will of God. Lu. 18: 
10-14. 

7. Answered Prayers: Ps. 138:3. A. V. 
In the day when I cried Thou answeredst 
Me, and strengthenedst me with strength 



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in my soul. Ps. 30:2. O Jehovah my God, 
I cried unto Thee, and Thou hast healed me. 
Ps. 34:4, 6. I sought Jehovah, and He an- 
swered me, and delivered me from all my 
fears. This poor man cried, and Jehovah 
heard him, and saved him out of all his 
troubles. Mk. 1:40, 42. There cometh to 
Him a leper, beseeching Him, and kneeling 
down to Him, and saying unto Him, If Thou 
wilt, Thou canst make me clean. And 
straightway the leprosy departed from him, 
and he was made clean. Lu. 23:42, 43. And 
he said, Jesus, remember me when Thou 
comest into Thy kingdom. And He said 
unto him. Verily, I say unto thee, Today 
Shalt thou be with Me in Paradise. Jas. 
5:17, 18. Elijah was a man of like passions 
with us, and he prayed fervently that it 
might not rain; and it rained not on the 
earth for three years and six months; and 
he prayed again; and the heaven gave rain, 
and the earth brought forth her fruit. Acts 
10:30, 31. And Cornelius said, Four days 
ago, until this hour, I was keeping the ninth 
hour of prayer in my house; and behold, a 
man stood before me in bright apparel, and 
saith, Cornelius, thy prayer is heard, and 
thine alms are had in remembrance in the 
sight of God. Acts 4:31. And when they 
had prayed, the place was shaken wherein 
they were gathered together; and they were 
all filled with the Holy Spirit, and they 
spake the word of God with boldness. 

(e) WORKS. 

1. Christ Our Example: Jn. 4:34. Jesus 
saith unto them. My meat is to do the will 
of Him that sent Me, and to accomplish His 
work. Lu. 4:43. * * * I must preach 



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the good tidings of the kingdom of God to 
the other cities also: for therefore was I 
sent. Mt. 4:23. And Jesus went ahout in 
all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, 
and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, 
and healing all manner of disease and all 
manner of sickness among the people. Jn. 
17:4. I glorified Thee on the earth, having 
accomplished the work which Thou hast 
given me to do. I. Pet. 2:21. For hereunto 
were ye called: because Christ also suffered 
for you, leaving you an example, that ye 
should follow His steps. 

2. Works Do Not Save: Rom. 3:20. By 
the works of the law shall no flesh be justi- 
fied in His sight; Eph. 2:8, 9. By grace 
have ye been saved through faith; and that 
not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; not 
of works, that no man should glory. II. 
Tim. 1:9. "Who saved us, and called us with 
a holy calling, not according to our works, 
but according to His own purpose and grace, 
which was given us in Christ Jesus before 
times eternal. 

3. A Means of Grace: Jn. 15:8. Herein 
is My Father glorified, that ye bear much 
fruit; and so shall ye be My disciples. Phil. 
2:12, 13. As ye have always obeyed, not as 
in my presence only, but now much more 
in my absence, work out your own salvation 
with fear and trembling; for it is God who 
worketh in you both to will and to work, 
for His good pleasure. Jas. 2:17. Faith, if 
it have not works, is dead in itself. Jas. 
1:22, 25, 26, 27. Be ye doers of the word, 
and not hearers only, deluding your own 
selves. He that looketh into the perfect 
law, the law of liberty, and so continueth, 
being not a hearer that forgetteth but a 



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doer that worketh, this man shall be blessed 
in his doing. If any man thinketh himself 
to be religious, while he bridleth not his 
tongue but deceiveth his heart, this man's 
religion is vain. Pure religion and unde- 
filed before our God and Father is this, to 
visit the fatherless and widows in their af- 
fliction, and to keep oneself unspotted from 
the world. Mt. 5:16. A. V. Let your light 
so shine before men, that they may see 
your good works, and glorify your Father 
which is in heaven. Jas. 3:13, 17. Who is 
wise and understanding among you? let him 
show by his good life his works in meek- 
ness of wisdom. The wisdom that is from 
above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, 
easy to be entreated, full of mercy and good 
fruits, without variance, without hypocrisy. 
Lu. 10:30-37. 

4. Work Enjoined: Mk. 16:15, 16. And 
He said unto them. Go ye into all the world, 
and preach the gospel to the whole crea- 
tion. He that believeth and is baptized 
shall be saved; but he that disbelieveth 
shall be condemned. Mt. 9:37, 38. * * * 
The harvest indeed is plenteous, but the 
laborers are few. Pray ye therefore the 
Lord of the harvest, that He send forth 
laborers into His harvest. Jn. 4:36. He 
that reapeth receiveth wages, and gathereth 
fruit unto life eternal * * *; jq. 6:27. 
Work not for the food which perisheth, but 
for the food which abideth unto eternal life, 
which the Son of man shall give unto you: 
for him the Father, even God, hath sealed. 
Mt. 25:14-30. 



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THE KINGDOM OF GOD. 

(a) ITS NATURE. 

1. Primarily Spiritual: Jn. 18:36. Jesus 
answered, My kingdom is not of this world: 
if My kingdom were of this world, then 
would My servants fight, that I should not 
be delivered to the Jews: but now is My 
kingdom not from hence. Lu. 17:20, 21. 
* * * The kingdom of God cometh not 
with observation: neither shall they say, 
Lo, here! or. There! for lo, the kingdom of 
God is within (Marg. "in the midst of") 
you. Rom. 14:17. The kingdom of God is 
not eating and drinking, but righteousness 
and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit. Jn. 
6:15. II. Cor. 10:4, 5. See parables Mt. 13. 

2. Extent and Duration: Ps. 72:8, 11. He 
shall have dominion also from sea to sea, 
and from the River unto the ends of the 
earth. Yea, all kings shall fall down before 
Him; all nations shall serve Him. Isa. 
11:9. * * * The earth shall be full of 
the knowledge of Jehovah as the waters 
cover the sea. Dan. 2:44. In the days of 
those kings shall the God of heaven set up 
a kingdom which shall never be destroyed, 
nor shall the sovereignty thereof be left to 
another people; but it shall break in pieces 
and consume all these kingdoms, and it 
shall stand forever. Heb. 8:11. Isa. 9:6, 7. 
Mt. 8:11. Rev. 11:15. 

(b) ITS CONSTITUENCY. 

1. The Angelic Hosts: Mt. 13:41. The 
Son of man shall send forth His angels and 
they shall gather out of His kingdom all 
things that cause stumbling, and them that 
do iniquity. Mt. 25:31. When the Son of 



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man shall come in His glory, and all the 
angels with Him, then shall He sit on the 
throne of His glory. Heh. 12:22-24. Ye 
are come unto Mount Zion, and unto the 
city of the living God, the heavenly Jeru- 
salem, and to innumerable hosts of angels, 
to the general assembly and church of the 
firstborn who are enrolled in heaven, and to 
God the Judge of all, and to the spirits of 
just men made perfect, and to Jesus the 
Mediator of a new covenant, and to the 
blood of sprinkling that speaketh better 
than that of Abel. Rev. 21. 

2. Spirit-Born Souls: Jn. 1:12, 13. As 
many as received Him, to them gave He 
the right to become children of God, even 
to them that believe on His name: who 
were born, not of blood, nor of the will of 
the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God. 
Jn. 14:1-3. Let not your heart be troubled: 
believe in God, believe also in Me. In My 
Father's house are many mansions; if it 
were not so, I would have told you; for I 
go to prepare a place for you. And if I go 
and prepare a place for you, I come again, 
and will receive you unto Myself; that 
where I am, there ye may be also. Mt. 
7:21. Not every one that saith unto Me, 
Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of 
heaven; but he that doeth the will of My 
Father who is in heaven. Mt. 12 : 50. Who- 
soever shall do the will of My Father who 
is in heaven, he is My brother, and sister, 
and mother. Lu. 13:29. And they shall 
come from the east and west, and from the 
north and south, and shall sit down in the 
kingdom of God. Rev. 7:9-10. After these 
things I saw, and behold, a great multitude, 
which no man could number, out of every 



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nation and of all tribes and peoples and 
tongues, standing before the throne and be- 
fore the Lamb, arrayed in white robes, and 
palms in their hands: and they cry with a 
great voice, saying, Salvation unto our God 
who sitteth on the throne, and unto the 
Lamb. 

(c) CHRIST ITS LIFE. 

1. Vital Relationship: Jn. 15:4-6. Abide 
in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot 
bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the 
vine; so neither can ye, except ye abide in 
Me. I am the vine, ye are the branches: 
He that abideth in Me, and I in him, the 
same beareth much fruit: for apart from 
Me ye can do nothing. If a man abide not 
in Me, he is cast forth as a branch, and is 
withered; and they gather them, and cast 
them into the fire, and they are burned. 
Jn. 14:20, 21, 23. In that day ye shall know 
that I am in the Father, and ye in Me, and 
I in you. He that hath My commandments, 
and keepeth them, he it is that loveth Me: 
and he that loveth Me shall be loved of My 
Father, and I will love him, and will mani- 
fest Myself unto him. * * * If a man 
love Me, he will keep My word: and My 
Father will love him, and we will come unto 
him, and make our abode with him. Jn. 
17:23. I in them, and Thou in Me, that 
they may be perfected into one; that the 
world may know that Thou didst send Me, 
and lovedst them, even as Thou lovedst Me. 
I. Jn. 4:16. And we know and have be- 
lieved the love which God hath in us. God 
is love; and he that abideth in love abideth 
in God, and God abideth in him. Gal. 2:20. 
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no longer I that live, but Christ liveth in 
me: and that life which I now live in the 
flesh I live in faith, the faith which is in 
the Son of God, who loved me, and gave 
Himself up for me. Rom. 8:9. But ye are 
not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if so be 
that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you. But 
if any man hath not the Spirit of Christ, 
he is none of His. I. Cor. 6:19, 20. Know 
ye not that your body is a temple of the 
Holy Spirit which is in you, which ye have 
from God? and ye are not your own; for 
ye were bought with a price: glorify God 
therefore in your body. 

2. Sustained by Grace: Eph. 2:4-8. God, 
being rich in mercy, * * * even when 
we were dead through our trespasses, made 
us alive together with Christ (by grace 
have ye been saved), and raised us up with 
Him, and made us to sit with Him in the 
heavenly places, in Christ Jesus : that in the 
ages to come He might show the exceeding 
riches of His grace in kindness toward us 
in Christ Jesus; for by grace have ye been 
saved through faith; and that not of your- 
selves, it is the gift of God; H. Pet. 1:2, 3. 
Grace to you and peace be multiplied in the 
knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord; 
seeing that His divine power hath granted 
unto us all things that pertain unto life and 
godliness, through the knowledge of Him 
that called us by His own glory and virtue; 
I. Cor. 15:10. By the grace of God I am 
what I am: and His grace which was be- 
stowed upon me was not found vain; but I 
labored more abundantly than they all: yet 
not I, but the grace of God which was with 
me. I. Tim. 1:14. The grace of our Lord 
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which is in Christ Jesus. I. Cor. 1:4, 5. I 
thank my God always concerning you, for 
the grace of God which was given you in 
Christ Jesus; that in everything ye were 
enriched in Him, in all utterance and all 
knowledge. 

(d) ITS LAWS AND PRECEPTS. 

1. Love the Motive: Jn. 13:34, 35. A 
new commandment I give unto you, that ye 
love one another; even as I have loved 
you, that ye also love one another. By this 
shall all men know that ye are My disciples, 
if ye have love one to another. Mt. 19:19. 
* * * Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thy- 
self. Rom. 13:8. Owe no man anything, save 
to love one another: for he that loveth his 
neighbor hath fulfilled the law. Col. 3:12- 
15. Put on therefore, as God's elect, holy 
and beloved, a heart of compassion, kind- 
ness, lowliness, meekness, longsuffering; 
forbearing one another, and forgiving each 
other, if any man have a complaint against 
any; even as the Lord forgave you, so also 
do ye; and above all these things put on 
love, which is the bond of perfectness. And 
let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, 
to the which also ye were called in one 
body; and be ye thankful. L Jn. 3:14-18. 
We know that we have passed out of death 
into life, because we love the brethren, 
He that loveth not abideth in death. Who- 
soever hateth his brother is a murderer: 
and ye know that no murderer hath eternal 
life abiding in him. Hereby know we love, 
because He laid down His life for us; and 
we ought to lay down our lives for the 
brethren. But whoso hath the world's 
goods, and beholdeth his brother in need 



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and shutteth up his compassion from him, 
how doth the love of God abide in him? 
My little children, let us not love in word, 
neither with the tongue; hut in deed and 
truth. I. Cor. 13. Rom. 12:19-21. Col. 3. 
Col. 4:1-6. 

2. Rule of Action: Lu. 6:31, 35. As ye 
would that men should do to you, do ye also 
to them likewise. Love your enemies, and 
do them good, and lend, never despairing; 
and your reward shall be great, and ye 
shall be sons of the Most High: for He is 
kind toward the unthankful and evil. I. 
Cor. 16:14. Let all that ye do be done in 
love. Mt. 5 : 42-45. Give to him that asketh 
thee, and from him that would borrow of 
thee turn not thou away. Ye have heard 
that it was said. Thou shalt love thy neigh- 
bor, and hate thine enemy: but I say unto 
you. Love your enemies, and pray for them 
that persecute you; that ye may be sons of 
your Father who is in heaven: for He 
maketh His sun to rise on the evil and the 
good, and sendeth rain on the just and the 
unjust. Lu. 10:30-37. 

(e THE DIVINE ORDER. 

1. The Law of Social Harmony: Mt. 20: 
25-28. Jesus called them unto Him, and 
said. Ye know that the rulers of the Gen- 
tiles lord it over them, and their great ones 
exercise authority over them. Not so shall 
it be among you: but whosoever would be- 
come great among you shall be your minis- 
ter; and whosoever would be first among 
you shall be your servant: even as the Son 
of man came not to be ministered unto, but 
to minister, and to give His life a ransom 
for many. Rom. 12:17-21. Render to no 



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man evil for evil. Take thought for things 
honorable in the sight of all men. If it be 
possible, as much as in you lieth, be at 
peace with all men. Avenge not yourselves, 
beloved, but give place unto the wrath of 
God; for it is written, Vengeance belongeth 
unto Me; I will recompense, saith the Lord. 
But if thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he| 
thirst, give him to drink: for in so doing 
thou Shalt heap coals of fire upon his head. 
Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil 
with good. I. Pet. 3:8, 9. Finally, be ye 
all likeminded, compassionate, loving as 
brethren, tenderhearted, humbleminded : not 
rendering evil for evil, or reviling for re- 
viling; but contrariwise blessing; for here- 
unto were ye called, that ye should inherit 
a blessing. Mt. 18:15-17. If thy brother 
sin against thee, go, show him his fault be- 
tween thee and him alone: if he hear thee, 
thou hast gained thy brother. But if he 
hear thee not, take with thee one or two 
more, that at the mouth of two witnesses 
or three every word may be established. 
And if he refuse to hear them, tell it unto 
the church: and if he refuse to hear the 
church also, let him be unto thee as the 
Gentile and the publican. Ps. 15. 

2. The Law of Special Blessings: Ps. 
37:3. A. V. Trust in the Lord, and do good; 
so Shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily 
thou Shalt be fed. Mai. 3:10. Bring ye the 
whole tithe into the store-house, that there 
may be food in My house, and prove Me 
now herewith, saith Jehovah of hosts, if I 
will not open you the windows of heaven, 
and pour you out a blessing, that there shall 
not be room enough to receive it. Prov. 
19:17. He that hath pity upon the poor 



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lendeth unto Jehovah, and his good deed 
will He pay him again. Lu. 12:29-31. Seek 
ye not what ye shall eat, and what ye shall 
drink, neither be ye of doubtful mind. For 
all these things do the nations of the world 
seek after: but your Father knoweth that ye 
have need of these things. Yet seek ye 
His kingdom, and these things shall be 
added unto you. Mt. 7:11. If ye then, be- 
ing evil, know how to give good gifts unto 
your children, how much more shall your 
Father who is in heaven give good things 
to them that ask Him? 

3. Complete Redemption and Restora- 
tion: Isa. 35:1. The wilderness and the 
dry land shall be glad; and the desert shall 
rejoice, and blossom as the rose. Isa. 55: 
12, 13. Ye shall go out with joy, and be 
led forth with peace: the mountains and the 
hills shall break forth before you into sing- 
ing; and all the trees of the field shall clap 
their hands.- Instead of the thorn shall 
come up the fir-tree; and instead of the 
brier shall come up th'e myrtle-tree: and it 
shall be to Jehovah for a name, for an ever- 
lasting sign that shall not be cut off. Isa. 
11:6-9. And the wolf shall dwell with the 
lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with 
the kid; and the calf and the young lion 
and the fatling together; and a little child 
shall lead them. And the cow and the bear 
shall feed; their young ones shall lie down 
together; and the lion shall eat straw like 
the ox. And the suckling child shall play 
on the hole of the asp, and the weaned child 
shall put his hand on the adder's den. 
They shall not hurt nor destroy in all My 
holy mountain; for the earth shall be full 



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of the knowledge of Jehovah, as the waters 
cover the sea. 



THE COMING OF THE KING. 

(a) HIS COMING. 

1. Promise and Prophecy: Acts 1:11. 
Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye looking 
into heaven? this Jesus, who was received 
up from you into heaven, shall so come in 
like manner as ye beheld Him going into 
heaven. Mt. 24:27, 30. As the lightening 
Cometh forth from the east, and is seen 
even unto the west; so shall he the coming 
of the Son of man. Then shall appear the 
sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then 
shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and 
they shall see the Son of man coming on 
the clouds of heaven with power and great 
glory. Rev. 1:7. Every eye shall see Him, 
and they that pierced Him; Mk. 13:27. 
Then shall He send forth the angels, and 
shall gather together His elect from the 
four winds, from the uttermost part of the 
earth to the uttermost part of heaven. Jude 
14, 15. Enoch, the seventh from Adam, 
prophesied, saying, Behold, the Lord came 
with ten thousand of His holy ones, to ex- 
ecute judgment upon all and to convict all 
the ungodly of all their works of ungodli- 
ness, * * * and of all the hard things 
which ungodly sinners have spoken against 
Him. Rev. 14:14, 16. And I saw, and be- 
hold, a white cloud; and on the cloud I saw 
one sitting like unto a son of man, having 
on His head a golden crown, and in His 
hand a sharp sickle. And He that sat upon 



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the cloud cast His sickle upon the earth; 
and the earth was reaped. Lu. 9:26. Who- 
soever shall be ashamed of Me and My 
words, of him shall the Son of man be 
ashamed, when He cometh in His own 
glory, and the glory of the Father, and of 
the holy angels. 

2. Time Determined by Conditions: Mt. 
24:35, 36. Heaven and earth shall pass 
away, but My words shall not pass away. 
But of that day and hour knoweth no one, 
not even the angels of heaven, neither the 
Son, but the Father only. Acts 1:7. It is 
not for you to know times or seasons, which 
the Father hath set within His own author- 
ity. Mt. 24:14, 42. This gospel of the king- 
dom shall be preached in the whole world 
for a testimony unto all the nations; and 
then shall the end come. Watch therefore: 
for ye know not on what day your Lord 
cometh. Lu. 21:36. Watch ye at every 
season, making supplication, that ye may 
prevail to escape all these things that shall 
come to pass, and to stand before the Son 
of man. 

3. Preparation for His Return: 1. Jn. 2:28. 
A. V. Now, little children, abide in Him; 
that when He shall appear, we may have 
confidence, and not be ashamed before Him 
at His coming. Tit. 2:11-14. The grace of 
God hath appeared, bringing salvation to all 
men, instructing us, to the intent that, de- 
nying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we 
should live soberly and righteously and 
godly in this present world; looking for the 
blessed hope and appearing of the glory of 
the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ; 
who gave Himself for us, that He might 
redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto 



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Himself a people for His own possession, 
zealous of good works. H. Tim. 4:8. Hence- 
forth there is laid up for me the crown of 
righteousness, which the Lord, the right- 
eous Judge, shall give to me at that day; 
and not to me only, but also to all them 
that have loved His appearing. L Tim. 6: 
13, 14. I charge thee in the sight of God, 
who giveth life to all things, and of Christ 
Jesus, * * * that thou keep the com- 
mandment, without spot, without reproach, 
until the appearing of our Lord Jesus 
Christ. L Pet. 1:7, 13. That the proof of 
your faith, being more precious than gold 
that perisheth though it is proved by fire, 
may be found unto praise and glory and 
honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ; 
Wherefore girding up the loins of your 
mind, be sober and set your hope perfectly 
on the grace that is to be brought unto you 
at the revelation of Jesus Christ; Heb. 9: 
28. n. Pet. 3:11-13. 

4. Praise and Honor at His Coming: 
Rev. 19:5-7. And a voice came forth from 
the throne, saying, Give praise to our God, 
all ye His servants, ye that fear Him, the 
small and the great. And I heard as it 
were the voice of a great multitude, and as 
the voice of many waters, and as the voice 
of mighty thunders, saying, Hallelujah: for 
the Lord our God, the Almighty, reigneth. 
Let us rejoice and be exceeding glad, and 
let us give the glory unto Him: for the 
marriage of the Lamb is come, and His wife 
hath made herself ready. Rev. 15:2-4. And 
I saw as it were a sea of glass mingled with 
fire; and them that come off victorious from 
the beast, and from his image, and from the 
number of his name, standing by the sea 



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of glass, having harps of God. And they 
sing the song of Moses the servant of God, 
and the song of the Lamb, saying, Great 
and marvellous are Thy works, O Lord God, 
the Almighty; righteous and true are Thy 
ways. Thou King of the ages. Who shall 
not fear, O Lord, and glorify Thy name? 
for Thou only art holy; for all the nations 
shall come and worship before Thee; for 
Thy righteous acts have been made mani- 
fest. Rev. 4:11. Worthy art Thou, our 
Lord and our God, to receive the glory and 
the honor and the power: for Thou didst 
create all things, and because of Thy will 
they were, and were created. 

(b) HIS REIGN ESTABLISHED. 

1. Conditions at His Coming: Mt. 24: 
37-39, 21. And as were the days of Noah, 
so shall be the coming of the Son of man. 
For as in those days which were before the 
flood they were eating and drinking, marry- 
ing and giving in marriage, until the day 
that Noah entered into the ark, and they 
knew not until the flood came, and took 
them all away; so shall be the coming of 
the Son of man. Then shall be great trib- 
ulation, such as hath not been from the be- 
ginning of the world until now, no, nor ever 
shall be. II. Thes. 2:3, 4, 6, 9, 10. * * * 
It will not be, except the falling away come 
first, and the man of sin be revealed, the 
son of perdition, he that opposeth and ex- 
alteth himself against all that is called God 
or that is worshipped; so that he sitteth 
in the temple of God, setting himself forth 
as God. Now ye know that which restrain- 
eth, to the end that he may be revealed in 
his own season. Even he, whose coming is 



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according to the working of Satan with all 
power and signs and lying wonders, and 
with all deceit of unrighteousness for them 
that perish; because they received not the 
love of the truth, that they might he saved. 
Mt. 24:24. There shall arise false Christs, 
and false prophets, and shall show great 
signs and wonders; so as to lead astray, if 
possible, even the elect. II. Tim. 3:1-5. 
Know this, that in the last days grievous 
times shall come. For men shall be lovers 
of self, lovers of money, boastful, haughty, 
railers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, 
unholy, without natural affection, implaca- 
ble, slanderers, without self-control, no lov- 
ers of good, traitors, headstrong, puffed up, 
lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of 
God; holding a form of godliness, but hav- 
ing denied the power thereof; from these 
also turn away. 

2. The Resurrection of Life: Mt. 22:31, 
32, 29. As touching the resurrection of the 
dead, have ye not read that which was 
spoken unto you by God, saying, I am the 
God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and 
the God of Jacob? God is not the God of 
the dead, but of the living. * * * Ye do 
err, not knowing the scriptures, nor the 
power of God. Lu. 20:34-36. * * * The 
sons of this world marry, and are given in 
marriage: but they that are accounted 
worthy to attain to that world, and the re- 
surrection from the dead, neither marry, nor 
are given in marriage: for neither can they 
die any more: for they are equal unto the 
angels; and are sons of God, being sons of 
the resurrection. Jn. 5:28, 29. * * * The 
hour Cometh, in which all that are in the 
tombs shall hear His voice, and shall come 



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forth; they that have done good, unto the 
resurrection of life; and they that have 
done evil, unto the resurrection of judg- 
ment. Jn. 6:40. For this is the will of 
My Father, that every one that beholdeth 
the Son, and believeth on Him, should have 
eternal life; and I will raise him up at the 
last day. Jn. 11:25, 26. I am the resur- 
rection and the life: he that believeth on 
Me, though he die, yet shall he live; and 
whosoever liveth and believeth on Me shall 
never die. I. Thes. 4:14-17. If we believe 
that Jesus died and rose again, even so 
them that are fallen asleep in Jesus will 
God bring with Him. For this I say unto 
you by the word of the Lord, that we that 
are alive, that are left unto the coming of 
the Lord, shall in no wise precede them 
that are fallen asleep. For the Lord Him- 
self shall descend from heaven with a shout, 
with the voice of the archangel, and with 
the trump of God: and the dead in Christ 
shall rise first; then we that are alive, that 
are left, shall together with them be caught 
up in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the 
air; and so shall we ever be with the Lord. 
L Cor. 6:14. God both raised the Lord, and 
will raise us up through His power. I. Cor. 
15:51, 52. We all shall not sleep, but we 
shall all be changed, in a moment, in the 
twinkling of an eye, at the last trump; for 
the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall 
be raised incorruptible, and we shall be 
changed. Phil. 3:20, 21. * * * We wait 
for a Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ: who 
shall fashion anew the body of our humilia- 
tion, that it may be conformed to the body 
of His glory, according to the working 



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whereby He is able to subject all things 
unto Himself. 

3. The First Judgment: Mt. 25:31, 46. 
When the Son of man shall come in His 
glory, and all the angels with Him, then 
shall He sit on the throne of His glory: and 
before Him shall be gathered all the na- 
tions: and He shall separate them one from 
another, as the shepherd separateth the 
sheep from the goats; and He shall set the 
sheep on His right hand, but the goats on 
the left. Then shall the King say unto 
them on His right hand, Come, ye blessed 
of My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared 
for you from the foundation of the world: 
for I was hungry, and ye gave Me to eat; 
I was thirsty, and ye gave Me drink; I was 
a stranger, and ye took Me in; naked, and 
ye clothed Me. I was sick, and ye visited 
Me; I was in prison, and ye came unto Me. 
Then shall the righteous answer Him, say- 
ing, Lord, when saw we Thee hungry, and 
fed Thee? or athirst, and gave Thee drink? 
And when saw we Thee a stranger, and took 
Thee in? or naked, and clothed Thee? And 
when saw we Thee sick, or in prison, and 
came unto Thee? And the King shall an- 
swer and say unto them, Verily I say unto 
you, Inasmuch as ye did it unto one of 
these My brethren, even these least, ye did 
it unto Me. Then shall He say also unto 
them on the left hand. Depart from Me, ye 
cursed, into the eternal fire which is pre- 
pared for the devil and his angels; for I 
was hungry, and ye did not give Me to eat; 
I was thirsty, and ye gave Me no drink; I 
was a stranger, and ye took Me not in; 
naked, and ye clothed Me not; sick, and in 



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prison, and ye visited Me not. Then shall 
they also answer, saying. Lord, when saw 
we Thee hungry, or athirst, or a stranger, 
or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not 
minister unto Thee? Then shall He answer 
them, saying. Verily I say unto you, Inas- 
much as ye did it not unto one of these 
least, ye did it not unto Me. And these 
shall go away into eternal punishment: but 
the righteous into eternal life. Jn. 5:24. 
* * * He that heareth My word, and he- 
lieveth Him that sent Me, hath eternal life, 
and Cometh not into judgment, but hath 
passed out of death into life. 

4. Personal Accountability: II. Cor. 5: 
10. For we must all be made manifest be- 
fore the judgment-seat of Christ; that each 
one may receive the things done in the body, 
according to what he hath done, whether it 
be good or bad. Rom. 2:5, 6. But after 
thy hardness and impenitent heart treas- 
urest up for thyself wrath in the day of 
wrath and revelation of the righteous judg- 
ment of God; who will render to every man 
according to his works. Mt. 16:27. The 
Son of man shall come in the glory of His 
Father with His angels; and then shall He 
render unto every man according to his 
deeds. Mt. 12:36. I say unto you, that 
every idle word that men shall speak, they 
shall give account thereof in the day of 
judgment. Rev. 22:12. Behold, I come 
quickly; and My reward is with Me, to ren- 
der to each man according as his work is. 
Rom. 14:10. 

5. The Age of Peace: Isa. 24:23. * * * 
Jehovah of hosts will reign in mount Zion, 
and in Jeruselam; and before His elders 
shall be glory. Ps. 72:8, 11. He shall have 



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• 
dominion also from sea to sea, and from 
the River unto the ends of the earth. Yea, 
all kings shall fall down before Him; all 
nations shall serve Him. Zech, 14:9. And 
Jehovah shall be King over all the earth : 
In that day shall Jehovah be one, and His 
name one. Rev. 20:1-4, 6. I saw an angel 
coming down out of heaven, having the key 
of the abyss and a great chain in his hand. 
And he laid hold on the dragon, the old 
serpent, which is the Devil and Satan, and 
bound him for a thousand years, and cast 
him into the abyss, and shut it, and sealed 
it over him, that he should deceive the 
nations no more, until the thousand years 
should be finished: after this he must be 
loosed for a little time. And I saw thrones, 
and they sat upon them, and judgment was 
given unto them: and I saw the souls of 
them that had been beheaded for the testi- 
mony of Jesus, and for the word of God, 
and such as worshipped not the beast, 
neither his image, and received not the 
mark upon their forehead and upon their 
hand; and they lived, and reigned with 
Christ a thousand years. Blessed and holy 
is he that hath part in the first resurrec- 
tion: over these the second death hath no 
power; but they shall be priests of God and 
of Christ, and shall reign with Him a thou- 
sand years. Rev. 11:15. And the seventh 
angel sounded; and there followed great 
voices in heaven, and they said, The king- 
dom of the world is become the kingdom of 
our Lord, and of His Christ: and He shall 
reign for ever and ever. 

(c) THE LAST JUDGMENT. 
1. Satan Released: Rev. 20:7, 8. And 



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when the thousand years are finished, Satan 
shall be loosed out of his prison, and shall 
come forth to deceive the nations which 
are in the four corners of the earth, Gog 
and Magog, to gather them together to the 
war: the number of whom is as the sand 
of the sea. 

2. The Final Separation: Mt. 3:12. * * * 
He will gather His wheat into the garner, 
but the chaff He will burn up with un- 
quenchable fire. Jn. 5:28, 29. * * * The 
hour Cometh, in which all that are in the 
tombs shall hear His voice, and shall come 
forth; they that have done good, unto the 
resurrection of life; and they that have done 
evil, unto the resurrection of judgment. 
Rev. 19:11-16, 19-21. I saw the heaven open; 
and behold, a white horse, and He that sat 
thereon called Faithful and True; and in 
righteousness He doth judge and make war. 
And His eyes are a flame of fire, and upon 
His head are many diadems; and He hath 
a name written which no one knoweth but 
He himself. And He is arrayed in a gar- 
ment sprinkled with blood: and His name 
is called The Word of God. And the armies 
which are in heaven followed Him upon 
white horses, clothed in fine linen, white 
and pure. And out of His mouth proceedeth 
a sharp sword, that with it He should smite 
the nations: and He shall rule them with a 
rod of iron: and He treadeth the winepress 
of the fierceness of the wrath of God, the 
Almighty. And He hath on His garment and 
on His thigh a name written, KING OF 
KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS. 

3. The Resurrection of Death: Rev. 
20:11-13, 15. I saw a great white throne, 



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and Him that sat upon it, from whose face 
the earth and the heaven fled away; and 
there was found no place for them. And I 
saw the dead, the great and small, standing 
before the throne; and books were opened; 
and another book was opened, which is the 
book of life: and the dead were judged out 
of the things which were written in the 
books, according to their works. And the 
sea gave up the dead that were in it; and 
death and Hades gave up the dead that were 
in them: and they were judged every man 
according to their works. And if any was 
not found written in the book of life, he 
was cast into the lake of fire. Rev. 6:15-17. 
And the kings of the earth, and the princes, 
and the chief captains, and the rich, and the 
strong, and every bondman and freeman, hid 
themselves in the caves and in the rocks of 
the mountains; and they say to the moun- 
tains and to the rocks. Fall on us, and hide 
us from the face of Him that sitteth on the 
throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb: 
for the great day of their wrath is come; 
and who is able to stand? Rev. 19:19, 20. 

4. Death and Satan Destroyed: L Cor. 
15:26. The last enemy that shall be abol- 
ished is death. Rev. 20:10. And the devil 
that deceived them was cast into the lake 
of fire and brimstone, where are also the 
beast and the false prophet; and they shall 
be tormented day and night for ever and 
ever. 

(d) THE KINGDOM DELIVERED UP TO 

THE FATHER, 

L Cor. 15:24, 25, 28. Then cometh the end, 

when He shall deliver up the kingdom to 

God, even the Father; when He shall have 



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abolished all rule and all authority and 
power. For He must reign, till He hath 
put all His enemies under His feet. And 
when all things have been subjected unto 
Him, then shall the Son also Himself be 
subjected to Him that did subject all things 
unto Him, that God may be all in all. Rev. 
21:1-6. And I saw a new heaven and a new 
earth: for the first heaven and the first 
earth are passed away; and the sea is no 
more. And I saw the holy city, new Jersu- 
salem, coming down out of heaven from 
God, made ready as a bride adorned for 
her husband. And I heard a great voice 
out of the throne saying. Behold, the tab- 
ernacle of God is with men, and He shall 
dwell with them, and they shall be His 
peoples, and God Himself shall be with 
them, and be their God: and He shall wipe 
away every tear from their eyes; and death 
shall be no more; neither shall there be 
mourning, nor crying, nor pain, any more: 
the first things are passed away. And He 
that sitteth on the throne said, Behold, I 
make all things new. And He saith. Write: 
for these words are faithful and true. And 
He said unto me. They are come to pass. I 
am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning 
and the end. 



III. 

SELECTED READINGS 

[Many co-ordinate texts are omitted in 
these readings because used in preceding 
studies.] 

COMMANDMENTS. 

1. Decalogue: Ex. 20:3-16. A. V. Thou 
Shalt have no other gods before Me. 

Thou Shalt not make unto thee any graven 
image, or any likeness of anything that is 
in heaven above, or that is in the earth 
beneath, or that is in the water under the 
earth. Thou shalt not bow down thyself 
to them, nor serve them; for I the Lord 
thy God am a jealous God, visiting the in- 
iquity of the fathers upon the children unto 
the third and fourth generation of them 
that hate Me; and showing mercy unto thou- 
sands of them that love Me, and keep My 
commandments. 

Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord 
thy God in vain; for the Lord will not hold 
him guiltless that taketh His Name in vain. 

Remember the sabbath day, to keep it 
holy. Six days shalt thou labor and do all 
thy work; but the seventh day is the sab- 
bath of the Lord thy God; in it thou shalt 
not do any work, thou nor thy son, nor thy 
daughter, thy man-servant, nor thy maid- 
servant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger 
that is within thy gates; for in six days the 
Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and 
all that in them is, and rested the seventh 
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day; wherefore the Lord blessed the sab- 
bath day, and hallowed it. 

Honor thy father and thy mother: that 
thy days may be long upon the land which 
the Lord thy God giveth thee. 

Thou Shalt not kill. 

Thou Shalt not commit adultery. 

Thou Shalt not steal. 

Thou Shalt not bear false witness against 
thy neighbor. 

Thou Shalt not covet thy neighbor's house, 
thou Shalt not covet thy neighbor's wife, 
nor his man-servant, nor his maid-servant, 
nor his ox, nor his ass, nor anything that 
is thy neighbor's. 

2. By Jesus Christ: Jn. 13:34. A new 
commandment I give unto you, that ye love 
one another. 

Mt. 22:37. Thou shalt love the Lord thy 
God with all thy heart, and with all thy 
soul, and with all thy mind. 

Mt. 22:39. Thou shalt love thy neighbor 
as thyself. 

Jn. 14:12, 13, 14. This is My command- 
ment, that ye love one another, even as I 
have loved you. Greater love hath no man 
than this, that a man lay down his life for 
his friends. Ye are My friends, if ye do the 
things that I command you. 

Lu. 6:31. As ye would that men should 
do to you, do ye also to them likewise. 

Mt. 5:44. Love your enemies, and pray 
for them that persecute you. 

Mt. 6:1. Take heed that ye do not your 
righteousness before men, to be seen of 
them. 

Mt. 5:42. Give to him that asketh thee, 
and from him that would borrow of thee 
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Lu. 6:37. Judge not, and ye shall not be 
judged. Condemn not, and ye shall not be 
condemned. 

Lu. 17:3. * * * If thy brother sin, re- 
buke him; and if he repent, forgive him. 

Lu. 6:36. Be ye merciful, even as your 
Father is merciful. 

Mt. 5:34, 37. * * * Swear not at all. 
* * * Let your speech be yea, yea; nay, 
nay; and whatsoever is more than these is 
of the evil one. 

Lu. 9:23. * * * If any man would come 
after Me, let him deny himself, and take 
up his cross daily, and follow Me. 

Mt. 6 : 20. Lay up for yourselves treasures 
in heaven. 

Lu. 6:38. Give, and it shall be given unto 
you; good measure, pressed down, shaken 
together, running over. 

Mk. 16:15. Go ye into all the world, and 
preach the gospel to the whole creation. 

GOD'S RESPONSE TO PRAYER. 

Prov. 15:29. Jehovah heareth the prayer 
of the righteous. 

Isa. 65:24. It shall come to pass that, be- 
fore they call, I will answer; and while 
they are yet speaking, I will hear. 

Jer. 33:2, 3. Thus saith Jehovah that 
doeth it. * * * Call unto Me, and I will 
answer thee, and will show thee great 
things, and difficult, which thou knowest 
not. 

Joel 2:32. * * * Whosoever shall call 
on the name of Jehovah shall be delivered, 

Ex. 22:27. * * * It shall come to pass, 
when he crieth unto Me, that I will hear; 
for I am gracious. 

Deut. 4:29. * * * Ye shall seek Jehovah 



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thy God, and thou shalt find Him, when 
thou searchest after Him with all thy heart 
and with all thy soul. 

Ps. 34:15. The eyes of Jehovah are to- 
ward the righteous, and His ears are open 
unto their cry. 

II. Chr. 7 : 14. If My people, who are called 
by My name, shall humble themselves, and 
pray, and seek My face, and turn from their 
wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, 
and will forgive their sin, and will heal their 
land. 

Ps. 145 : 18. Jehovah is nigh unto all them 
that call upon Him, to all that call upon 
Him in truth. 

Prov. 15:8. The sacrifice of the wicked 
is an abomination to Jehovah; but the 
prayer of the upright is His delight. 

Mt. 21:22. All things, whatsoever ye 
shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall re- 
ceive. 

Jn. 14 : 13. Whatsoever ye shall ask in My 
name, that will I do, that the Father may 
be glorified in the Son. 

I. Jn. 3:22. Whatsoever we ask we re- 
ceive of Him, because we keep His com- 
mandments and do the things that are pleas- 
ing in His sight. 

Lu. 11:13. If ye then, being evil, know 
how to give good gifts unto your children, 
how much more shall your heavenly Father 
give the Holy Spirit to them that ask Him? 

HEALING. 

Ex. 15:20. * * * I am Jehovah that 
healeth thee. 

Ps. 107:20. He sendeth His word, and 
healeth thee. 

Ps. 103:3, 4. Who forgiveth all thine in- 



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iquities; who healeth all thy diseases; who 
redeemeth thy life from destruction; 

Isa. 53:3, 4. He was despised and rejected 
of men; a Man of sorrows and acquainted 
with grief: (Heb. sickness). * * * He 
hath borne our griefs, (Heb. sicknesses) 
and carried our sorrows. 

Mt. 9:35. Jesus went about all the cities 
and the villages, teaching * * * and 
preaching * * * and healing all manner 
of disease and all manner of sickness. 

Lu. 9:1, 2, 6. He called the twelve to- 
gether, and gave them power and authority 
over all demons, and to cure diseases. And 
He sent them forth to preach the kingdom 
of God, and to heal the sick. And they 
* * * went * * * throughout the vil- 
lages, preaching the gospel, and healing 
everywhere. 

Mk. 16:17. These signs shall accompany 
them that believe: in My name shall they 
cast out demons; * * * they shall lay 
hands on the sick, and they shall recover. 

Jn. 14:12. * * * He that believeth on 
Me, the works that I do shall he do also; 
and greater works than these shall he do; 
because I go unto the Father. 

Jas. 5:14, 15. A. V. Is any among you 
sick? let him call for the elders of the 
church; and let them pray over him, anoint- 
ing him with oil in the name of the Lord; 
and the prayer of faith shall save the sick, 
and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he 
have committed sins, they shall be forgiven 
him. 

Mk, 9:23. * * * All things are possible 
to him that believeth. 

Mt. 9:29. * * * According to your faith 
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TEMPORAL BLESSINGS. 

Ps. 84:11. Jehovah is a sun and shield; 
Jehovah will give grace and glory; No good 
thing will He withhold from them that walk 
uprightly. 

Isa. 41:17. The poor and needy seek 
water, and there is none, and their tongue 
faileth for thirst: I Jehovah will answer 
them. 

Ps. 37:3. A. V. Trust in the Lord and do 
good; so Shalt thou dwell in the land, and 
verily thou shalt be fed. 

Ps. 34:10. The young lions do lack and 
suffer hunger; but they that seek Jehovah 
shall not want any good thing. 

Phil. 4:19. My God shall supply every 
need of yours according to His riches in 
glory in Christ Jesus. 

Dan. 6:23. * * * Daniel was taken up 
out of the den, and no manner of hurt was 
found upon him, because he had trusted in 
his God. 

Isa. 1:19. If ye be willing and obedient, 
ye shall eat the fruit of the land. 

Mai. 3:10-12. Bring ye the whole tithe 
into the storehouse, that there may be food 
in My house, and prove Me now herewith, 
saith Jehovah of Hosts, if I will not open 
you the windows of heaven, and pour you 
out a blessing, that there shall not be room 
enough to receive it. 

SPIRITUAL BLESSINGS. 

Mt. 5:3. Blessed are the poor in spirit; 
for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Ps. 
41:1. Blessed is he that considereth the 
poor: Jehovah will deliver him in the day 
of evil. 

Mt. 5:6. Blessed are they that hunger and 



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thirst after righteousness: for they shall be 
filled. 

Mt. 5:8. Blessed are the pure in heart: 
for they shall see God. 

Mt. 5:9. Blessed are the peacemakers: 
for they shall be called the sons of God. 

Ps. 92:12. The righteous shall flourish 
like the palm-tree: he shall grow like a 
cedar in Lebanon. 

Ps. 55 : 22. He will never suffer the righte- 
ous to be moved. 

Mai. 4:3. Unto you that fear My name 
shall the sun of righteousness arise with 
healing in its wings. 

I. Cor. 2:9. A. V. * * * Eye hath not 
seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered 
into the heart of man, the things which God 
hath prepared for them that love Him. 

Rev. 3:20. Behold I stand at the door and 
knock; if any man hear My voice and open 
the door, I will come in to him, and will sup 
with him, and he with Me. 

Mt. 28:20. * * * Lo, I am with you 
always, even unto the end of the world. 

Isa. 44:3. * * * I will pour My Spirit 
upon thy seed, and My blessing upon thine 
offspring. 

Ps. 91:1. He that dwelleth in the secret 
place of the Most High, shall abide under 
the shadow of the Almighty. 

Isa. 40:31. They that wait for Jehovah 
shall renew their strength; they shall mount 
up with wings as eagles; they shall run and 
not be weary; they shall walk and not faint. 

Rev. 2:7. To him that overcometh, will I 
give to eat of the tree of life, which is in 
the Paradise of God. 

Rev. 3:5. He that overcometh shall thus 
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no wise blot his name out of the book of 
life and I will confess his name before My 
Father, and before His angels. 

Rev. 3:12. He that overcometh, I will 
make him a pillar in the temple of My God, 
and he shall go out thence no more: and 
I will write upon him the name of My God, 
the new Jerusalem, which cometh down out 
of heaven from My God, and Mine own new 
name. 

Mt. 25:21. * * * Well done, good and 
faithful servant: thou hast been faithful 
over a few things, I will set thee over many 
things; enter thou into the joy of thy Lord. 

TEACHING AND GUIDANCE. 

Isa. 48:17. Thus saith Jehovah, thy Re- 
deemer, the Holy One of Israel: I am Jeho- 
vah thy God, who teacheth thee to profit, 
who leadeth thee by the way thou shouldst 
go. 

Eccl. 2:26. To the man that pleaseth 
Him, God giveth wisdom, and knowledge and 
joy. 

Jas. 1:5. If any of you lack wisdom, let 
him ask of God, who giveth to all liberally 
and upbraid eth not; and it shall be given 
him. 

Jer. 31:33. * * * I will put My law in 
their inward parts, and in their heart will 
I write it; and I will be their God, and they 
shall be My people. 

Ps. 32:8. I will instruct thee and teach 
thee in the way which thou shalt go: I will 
counsel thee with Mine eye upon thee. 

Ps. 119:130. A. V. The entrance of Thy 
words giveth light. 

Job 32:8. There is a spirit in man, and 



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the breath of the Almighty giveth them 
understanding. 

Jn. 16:13. * * * When He, the Spirit 
of truth is come, He shall guide you into 
all the truth. 

Jn. 8 : 31, 32. If ye abide in My word, then 
are ye truly My disciples ; and ye shall know 
the truth, and the truth shall make you 
free. 

Jn. 7:17. If any man willeth to do His 
will, he shall know of the teaching whether 
it is of God, or whether I speak from My- 
self. 

Isa. 30:21. Thine ears shall hear a word 
behind thee, saying, This is the way, walk 
ye in it. 

Prov. 3:6. In all thy ways acknowledge 
Him, and He will direct thy paths. 

Ps. 37:23. A man's goings are established 
of Jehovah; and he delighteth in His way. 

Isa. 58:11. Jehovah will guide thee con- 
tinually, and satisfy thy soul in dry places, 
and make strong thy bones. 

Isa. 42:16. I will bring the blind by a 
way they know not; in paths that they 
know not will I lead them; I will make dark- 
ness light before them, and crooked places 
straight. 

Jn. 10:3, 4. * * He calleth His own 
sheep by name, and leadeth them out. When 
He hath put forth all His own, He goeth be- 
fore them, and the sheep follow Him: for 
they know His voice. 

COMFORT IN AFFLICTION. 

Jn. 14:1, 18, 27. Let not your heart be 
troubled: believe in God, believe also in 
Me. * * * I ^iii jjQ^ leave you deso- 



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late: I eome unto you. * * * Peace I 
leave with you; My peace I give unto you. 
* * * Let not your heart be troubled, 
neither let it be fearful. 

Jn. 16:22. Ye therefore now have sorrow: 
but I will see you again, and your heart 
shall rejoice, and your joy no one taketh 
away from you. 

Mt. 11:28. Come unto Me, all ye that 
labor and are heavy laden, and I will give 
you rest. 

Isa. 51:12. I, even I, am He that com- 
forteth you: who art thou, that thou art 
afraid of man that shall die? 

Isa. 43:2. "When thou passest through the 
waters, I will be with thee; and through the 
rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when 
thou walkest through the fire, thou shall not 
be burned; neither shall the flame kindle 
upon thee. 

Ps. 138:7. Though I walk in the midst 
of trouble, Thou wilt revive me; * * * 
Thy right hand will save me. 

Ps. 23:4. Yea, though I walk through the 
valley of the shadow of death, I will fear 
no evil; for Thou art with me; Thy rod and 
Thy staff, they comfort me. 

I. Pet. 5:7. Casting all your anxiety upon 
Him, because He careth for you. 

n. Pet. 2:9. The Lord knoweth how to 
deliver the godly out of temptation. 

Mt. 5:10. Blessed are they that have been 
persecuted for righteousness' sake: for 
theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 

L Cor. 10:13. * * * God is faithful, who 
will not suffer you to be tempted above that 
ye are able; but will with the temptation 
make also a way of escape, that ye may be 
able to endure it. 



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Jas. 1:12. Blessed is the man that en- 
dures temptation; for when he hath been 
approved, he shall receive the crown of life, 
which the Lord promised to them that love 
Him. 

Ps. 46:1. God is our refuge and strength, 
a very present help in trouble. 

Ps. 50:15. Call upon Me in the day of 
trouble; I will deliver thee, and thou shalt 
glorify Me. 

Ps. 27:5. In the day of trouble He will 
keep me secretly in His pavilion. 

Ps. 55:22. Cast thy burden on Jehovah, 
and He will sustain thee. 

Jer. 15:20. I am with thee to save thee 
and to deliver thee, saith Jehovah. 

Rev. 3:10. Because thou didst keep the 
word of My patience, I also will keep thee 
from the hour of trial, that hour which is 
to come upon the whole world, to try them 
that dwell upon the earth. 

Rev. 2:10. Be thou faithful unto death, 
and I will give thee a crown of life. 

LIFE AND IMMORTALITY. 

Jn. 11:25. I am the resurrection and the 
life. 

Jn. 10:27, 28. My sheep hear My voice, 
and I know them, and they follow Me: and 
I give unto them eternal life; and they 
shall never perish, and no one shall snatch 
them out of My hand. 

Jn. 17:3. This is life eternal, that they 
should know Thee the only true God, and 
Him whom Thou didst send, even Jesus 
Christ. 

Jn. 10:10. * * * I came that they may 
have life, and may have it abundantly. 



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Jn. 6:47. * * * He- that believeth hath 
eternal life. 

Jn. 5:25. * * * The hour cometh, and 
now is, when the dead shall hear the voice 
of the Son of God; and they that hear shall 
live. 

Jn. 14 : 19. * * * Because I live, ye shall 
live also. 

Jn. 6:48. I am the bread of life. 

I. Jn. 5:12. He that hath the Son hath 
the life; he that hath not the Son of God 
hath not the life. 

Col. 3:3. * * * Your life is hid with 
Christ in God. 

Rom. 8:2. The law of the Spirit of life 
in Christ Jesus made me free from the law 
of sin and death. 

Mt. 19:17. * * * If thou wouldst enter 
into life, keep the commandments. 

Mk. 10:29, 30. Jesus said, * * * There 
is no man that hath left house, or brethren, 
or sisters, or mother, or father, or children, 
or lands, for My sake, and for the gospel's 
sake, but he shall receive a hundredfold 
now in this time, * * * with persecu- 
tions; and in the world to come eternal life. 

Jn. 4:14. Whosoever drinketh of the 
water that I shall give him shall never 
thirst; but the water that I shall give him 
shall be in him a well of water springing 
up into eternal life. 



ASSURANCES. 

Prov. 20:27. A. V. The spirit of man is 
the candle of the Lord. 

n. Cor. 3:17. Where the Spirit of the 
Lord is, there is liberty. 



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Jn. 6:63. The words that I have spoken 
unto you are spirit, and are life. 

II. Cor. 3:5. Our sufficiency is from God. 

II. Chr. 16:9. The eyes of Jehovah run to 
and fro throughout the whole earth, to show 
Himself strong in the behalf of them whose 
heart is perfect toward Him. 

Ps. 84:5. Blessed is the man whose 
strength is in Thee. 

Deut. 33 : 27. The eternal God is thy dwell- 
ing place, and underneath are the everlast- 
ing arms. 

Ps. 121:2, 3. My help cometh from Jeho- 
vah, who made heaven and earth. 

Prov. 4:18. The path of the righteous is 
as the dawning light, that shineth more and 
more unto the perfect day. 

Prov. 28:20. A faithful man shall abound 
with blessings. 

Rom. 10:12. The same Lord is Lord of all, 
and is rich unto all that call upon Him. 

Ps. 119:165. Great peace have they that 
love Thy law: and nothing shall offend 
them. 

Prov. 19 : 23. The fear of Jehovah tendeth 
to life; and he that hath it shall abide sat- 
isfied. 

I. Jn. 4:18. There is no fear in love: 
* * * perfect love casteth out fear. 

Neh. 8:10. * * * The joy of Jehovah 
is your strength. 

Isa. 26:4. Trust ye in Jehovah forever; 
for in Jehovah is an everlasting rock. 

Ps. 34:7. The angel of Jehovah encamp- 
eth round about them that fear Him, and 
delivereth them. 

Prov. 16:3. Commit thy works unto Je- 
hovah, and thy purposes shall be estab- 
lished. 



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Gal. 6:4. Let each man prove his own 
work, and then shall he have his glorying 
in regard of himself alone, and not of his 
neighbor. 

Phil. 4:7. A. V. The peace of God which 
passeth all understanding, shall keep your 
hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. 

Isa. 55:11. My word * * * shall not 
return unto Me void. 

Ps. 26:5. They that sow in tears shall 
reap in joy. 

Prov. 11:25. The liberal soul shall be 
made fat. 

Isa. 30:15. * * * In quietness and con- 
fidence shall be your strength. 

Rev. 22:14. A. V. Blessed are they that 
do His commandments, that they may have 
right to the tree of life, and may enter in 
through the gates into the city. 

Lu. 12:37. Blessed are those servants, 
whom the Lord when He cometh shall find 
watching. 

Heb. 10:36. For ye have need of patience, 
that, having done the will of God, ye may 
receive the promise. 

II. Cor. 5:1. We know that if the earthly 
house of our tabernacle (margin, bodily 
frame) be dissolved, we have a building from 
God, a house not made with hands, eternal 
in the heavens. 

II. Pet. 3:13. According to His promise, 
we look for new heavens and a new earth, 
wherein dwelleth righteousness. 

I. Jn. 2:17. The world passeth away, and 
the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will 
of God abideth forever. 



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HOW TO BECOME A CHRISTIAN. 

"For God so loved the world that He gave 
His only begotten Son, that whosoever be- 
lieveth on Him should not perish, but have 
eternal life." "But as many as received 
Him, to them gave He the right to become 
children of God, even to them that believe 
on His name." To experience forgiveness 
of sin, regeneration, and growth in grace to 
maturity in Christ, requires the personal ac- 
ceptance, by faith, of the Divine gift. God 
is more willing to give His Spirit to them 
that ask, than man is to receive. His mercy 
endures forever. He is not willing that any 
should perish, but that all should come to 
repentance. Therefore, when man complies 
with the conditions of acceptance, results 
are sure. 

Vital relationship between God and man 
is established by the Holy Spirit. Jesus 
said, "No man can come to Me, except the 
Father that sent Me draw him." This draw- 
ing by the operation of the Spirit is the 
source of the impulse in man, which, when 
yielded to, converts the will to choose 
Christ. Whoever feels this impulse God- 
ward may know that the Spirit is striv- 
ing in him, and will supply whatever is 
needed to make possible the new birth. 

When one begins the study of numbers 
he does not understand the science of math- 
ematics. But by following the rules, he 
demonstrates its laws and principles, and 
proves the science. Likewise, the uncon- 
verted soul knows not the how or why of 
the plan of salvation. But if he obeys the 
law and yields to the inward strivings of 
the Spirit, he experiences a change of heart 



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and has the witness of the Spirit, whereby 
he knows that he has passed from death 
unto life, and is a redeemed, accepted child 
of God. The way of salvation and the law 
of growth in grace are indicated in the fol- 
lowing texts: 

ESSENTIALS OF CONVERSION. 

1. Repentance: Mt. 4:17. * * * Re- 
pent ye; for the kingdom of heaven is at 
hand. Acts 3:19. Repent ye therefore, and 
turn again, that your sins may be blotted 
out. Mt. 18:3, 4. Except ye turn, and be- 
come as little children, ye shall in no wise 
enter into the kingdom of heaven. Whoso- 
ever therefore shall humble himself as this 
little child, the same is the greatest in the 
kingdom of heaven. Lu. 14:11. For every 
one that exalteth himself shall be humbled; 
and he that humbleth himself shall be ex- 
alted. 

2. Belief. Acts 16:31. Believe on the 
Lord Jesus Christ and thou shalt be saved. 
Jn. 5:24. * * * He that heareth My 
Word, and believeth him that sent Me, hath 
eternal life, and cometh not into judgment, 
but hath passed out of death into life. Jn. 
6:29. Jesus answered and said unto them. 
This is the work of God, that ye believe on 
Him whom He hath sent. Jn. 6:37. All 
that which the Father giveth Me shall come 
unto Me; and him that cometh to Me I will 
in no wise cast out. Heb. 11:6. Without 
faith it is impossible to be well-pleasing to 
Him; for he that cometh to God must be- 
lieve that He is, and that He is a rewarder 
of them that diligently seek Him. 

3. Confession: Rom. 10:9, 10. If thou 
Shalt confess with thy mouth Jesus as Lord, 



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and Shalt believe in thy heart that God 
raised Him from the dead, thou shalt be 
saved: for with the heart man believeth 
unto righteousness; and with the mouth 
confession is made unto salvation. Mt. 10:32, 
33. Every one therefore who shall confess 
Me before men, him will I also confess be- 
fore My Father who is in heaven. But who- 
soever shall deny Me before men, him will 
I also deny before My Father who is in 
heaven. I. Jn. 4:15. Whosoever shall con- 
fess that Jesus is the Son of God, God 
abideth in him and he in God. 

4. Baptism: Jn. 3:5. * * * Except one 
be born of water and the Spirit, he can not 
enter into the kingdom of God. Mk. 16:16. 
He that believeth and is baptized shall be 
saved; but he that disbelieveth shall be con- 
demned. Acts 22:16. And now why tarriest 
thou? arise and be baptized, and wash away 
thy sins, calling on His name. 

THE WAY OF DISCIPLESHIP. 

1. Claim Inheritance: H. Cor. 5:17. If 
any man is in Christ, he is a new creature: 
the old things are passed away; behold, 
they are become new. But all things are of 
God. Rom. 6:12, 13. Let not sin there- 
fore reign in your mortal body, that ye 
should obey the lusts thereof; neither pre- 
sent your members unto sin as instruments 
of unrighteousness; but present yourselves 
unto God, as alive from the dead, and your 
members as instruments of righteousness 
unto God. Rom. 8:1, 14, 16, 17. There is 
therefore now no condemnation to them who 
are in Christ Jesus. For as many as are 
led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of 
God. The Spirit Himself beareth witness 



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with our spirit, that we are children of God : 
and if children, then heirs; heirs of God, 
and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that 
we suffer with Him, that we may be also 
glorified with Him. I. Pet. 1:4, 5. 

2. Self-Renunciation: Lu. 9:23. And He 
said unto all. If any man would come after 
Me, let him deny himself, and take up his 
cross daily, and follow Me. Mt. 10:39. He 
that findeth his life shall lose it; and he that 
loseth his life for My sake shall find it. 
Rom. 6:6, 11. Knowing this, that our old 
man was crucified with Him, that the body 
of sin might be done away, that so we should 
no longer be in bondage to sin; Even so 
reckon ye also yourself to be dead unto sin, 
but alive unto God in Christ Jesus. Gal. 
2:20. I have been crucified with Christ; 
and it is no longer I that live, but Christ 
liveth in me: and that life which I now 
live in the flesh I live by the faith of the 
Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself 
up for me. Gal. 5:16, 24. * * * Walk by 
the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust 
of the flesh. And they that are of Christ 
Jesus have crucified the flesh with the pas- 
sions and the lusts thereof. 

3. Living By Grace: II. Cor. 12:9. * * * 
My grace is suflacient for thee: for My 
power is made perfect in weakness. Zech. 
4:6. * * * Not by might, nor by power, 
but by My Spirit, saith Jehovah of Hosts. 
Ezek. 36:27. I will put My Spirit within 
you, and cause you to walk in My statutes, 
and ye shall keep My ordinances, and do 
them. Rom. 5:1, 2. Being therefore justi- 
fied by faith, we have peace with God 
through our Lord Jesus Christ; through 
whom also we have had our access by faith 



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into this grace wherein we stand; and we 
rejoice in hope of the glory of God. I. Cor. 
1:4, 5. I thank my God always concerning 
you, for the grace of God that was given 
you in Christ Jesus; that in everything ye 
were enriched in Him, in all utterance and 
all knowledge. Phil. 4:4. Rejoice in the 
Lord always: again I will say, rejoice. I. 
Pet. 1:6-9. Wherein ye greatly rejoice, 
though now for a little while, if need be, 
ye have been put to grief in manifold trials, 
that the proof of your faith, being more 
precious than gold that perisheth though 
it is proved by fire, may be found unto 
praise and glory and honor at the revela- 
tion of Jesus Christ: whom not having seen 
ye love; on whom, though now ye see Him 
not, yet believing, ye rejoice greatly with 
joy unspeakable and full of glory: receiv- 
ing the end of your faith, even the salvation 
of your souls. IL Pet. 3:18. But grow in 
the grace and knowledge of our Lord and 
Saviour Jesus Christ. 

4. Abiding in Christ: Jn. 14:23. If a 
man love Me, he will keep My words, and 
My Father will love him, and we will come 
unto him, and make our abode with him. 
Jn. 15:5, 8. I am the vine, ye are the 
branches: He that abideth in Me, and I in 
him, the same beareth much fruit: for apart 
from Me ye can do nothing. Herein is My 
Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit; 
and so shall ye be My disciples. Jn. 14:21. 
He that hath My commandments, and keep- 
eth them, he it is that loveth Me: and he 
that loveth Me shall be loved of My Father, 
and I will love him, and will manifest My- 
self unto him. L Cor. 6:19, 20. Know ye 
not that your body is a temple of the Holy 



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Spirit which is in you, which ye have from 
God? and ye are not your own; for ye were 
bought with a price: glorify God therefore 
in your body. Heb. 6:1. Wherefore leav- 
ing the doctrine of the first principles of 
Christ, let us press on unto perfection. Col. 
3:16. Let the word of Christ dwell in you 
richly; in all wisdom teaching and admon- 
ishing one another with psalms and hymns 
and spiritual songs, singing with grace in 
your hearts unto God. Eph. 4:13. Till we 
all attain unto the unity of the faith, and 
of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto 
a fullgrown man, unto the measure of the 
stature of the fullness of Christ. 



CONVICTING THE UNSAVED. 

1. The Chief Sin: Refusal To Believe In 
Christ: Jn. 3:18. He that believeth on Him 
is not judged: he that believeth not hath 
been judged already, because he hath not 
believed on the name of the only begotten 
Son of God. He that believeth on the Son 
hath eternal life; but he that obeyeth not 
the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of 
God abideth on him. I. Jn. 2:22, 23. Who 
is the liar but he that denieth that Jesus 
is the Christ? This is the antichrist, even 
he that denieth the Father and the Son. 
Whosoever denieth the Son, the same hath 
not the Father: he that confesseth the Son 
hath the Father also. 

2. Sin, The Cause Of Unbelief: Jn. 3:19- 
21. This is the judgment, that the light is 
come into the world, and men loved the 
darkness rather than the light; for their 
works were evil. For every one that doeth 



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evil hateth the light, and cometh not to 
the light, lest his works should be reproved. 
But he that doeth the truth cometh to the 
light, that his works may be made manifest, 
that they have been wrought in God. 

3. Personal Unbelief No Excuse: Jn. 
7:17. If any man wiileth to do His will, he 
shall know of the teaching, whether it is 
of God, or whether I speak from Myself. 
I. Jn. 5:10, 11. He that believeth on the 
Son of God hath the witness in him: he that 
believeth not God hath made Him a liar;, 
because he hath not believed in the witness 
that God hath borne concerning His Son. 
And the witness is this, that God gave unto 
us eternal life, and this life is in His Son. 

4. Self-Righteousness: Lu. 16:15. Jesus 
said unto them. Ye are they that justify 
yourselves in the sight of men; but God 
knoweth your hearts: for that which is ex- 
alted among men is an abomination in the 
sight of God. Prov. 28:26. He that trusteth 
m his own heart is a fool; but whoso walk- 
eth wisely, he shall be delivered. Gal. 2:16. 
Knowing that a man is not justified by the 
works of the law but through faith in Jesus 
Christ, even we believed on Christ Jesus, 
that we might be justified by faith in Christ 
and not by the works of the law: because 
by the works of the law shall no flesh be 
justified. Rom. 3:23. For all have sinned, 
and fall short of the glory of God. Rev. 
3:17. Because thou sayest, I am rich, and 
have gotten riches, and have need of noth- 
ing; and knowest not that thou art the 
wretched one and miserable and poor and 
blind and naked: I counsel thee to buy of 
Me gold refined by fire, that thou mayest 
become rich; and white garments, that thou 



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mayest clothe thyself, and that the shame of 
thy nakedness be not made manifest; and 
eyesalve to anoint thine eyes, that thou 
mayest see. 

5. Consequences of Sin — Death: Jas. 1:15. 
Then the lust, when it hath conceived, bear- 
eth sin: and the sin, when it is full-grown, 
bringeth forth death. Rom. 6:23. For the 
wages of sin is death; but the free gift 
of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our 
Lord. 



GOD'S ANSWERS TO SATAN'S 
SUGGESTIONS. 

1. "No, Not Now:" Prov. 27:1. Boast 
not thyself of tomorrow; for thou knowest 
not what a day may bring forth. Heb. 
3:13. But exhort one another day by day, 
so long as it is called Today; lest any one 
of you be hardened by the deceitfulness of 
sin. II. Cor. 6:2. For He saith, At an ac- 
ceptable time I hearkened unto thee, and 
in a day of salvation did I succor thee: be- 
hold, now is the day of salvation. 

2. "Too Many Hyprocrites In The 
Church:" Eom. 14:10-12. But thou, why 
dost thou judge thy brother? or thou again, 
why dost thou set at nought thy brother? 
for we shall all stand before the judgment- 
seat of God. Mt. 7:1. Judge not that ye 
be not judged. For with what judgment ye 
judge, ye shall be judged: and with what 
measure ye mete, it shall be measured unto 
you. Rom. 2:1-5. 

3. "Cannot Live The Life:" I. Cor. 10:13. 
There hath no temptation taken you but 
such as man can bear: but God is faithful. 



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who will not suffer you to be tempted above 
that ye are able; but will with the tempta- 
tion make also the way of escape, that ye 
may be able to endure it. II. Cor. 12 : 9. And 
He hath said unto me, My grace is sufficient 
for thee: for My power is made perfect in 
weakness. Mt. 11 : 30. My yoke is easy, and 
My burden is light. 

4. "Cannot Give Up Worldly Pleasures:" 
Lu. 18:28-30. And Peter said, Lo, we have 
left our own, and followed Thee. And He 
said unto them. Verily I say unto ycu, There 
is no man that hath left house, or wife, 
or brethren, or children, for the kingdom 
of God's sake, who shall not receive mani- 
fold more in this time, and in the world 
to come eternal life. Heb. 11:24, 26. By 
faith Moses, when he was grown up, refused 
to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter; 
choosing rather to share ill-treatment with 
the people of God, than to enjoy the pleas- 
ures of sin for a season; accounting the re- 
proach of Christ greater riches than the 
treasures of Egypt: for he looked unto the 
recompense of reward. 

5. "My Friends Would Ridicule:" Prov. 
29:25. The fear of man bringeth a snare; 
But whoso putteth his trust in Jehovah shall 
be safe. Mk. 8:38. For whosoever shall be 
ashamed of Me and of My words in this 
adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of 
man also shall be ashamed of him, when He 
Cometh in the glory of His Father with the 
holy angels. Jas. 4:4. * * * Know ye 
not that the friendship of the world is en- 
mity with God? Whosoever therefore would 
be a friend of the world maketh himself an 
enemy of God. 

6. "Business Requirements Forbid Chris- 



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tian Living:" Mk. 8:35-37. Whosoever would 
save his life shall lose it; and whosoever 
shall lose his life for my sake and the 
gospel's shall save it. For what doth it 
profit a man, to gain the whole world, and 
forfeit his life? For what should a man give 
in exchange for his life? Mt. 6:33. But 
seek ye first His kingdom, and His righteous- 
ness; and all these things shall be added 
unto you. 

7. "Enjoy The Present: Never Mind The 
Future:" Gal. 6:7. Be not deceived; God is 
not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, 
that shall he also reap. For he that soweth 
unto his own flesh shall of the flesh reap 
corruption; but he that soweth unto the 
Spirit shall of the Spirit reap eternal life. 
Lu. 12:16-21. The ground of a certain rich 
man brought forth plentifully: and he rea- 
soned within himself, saying, What shall 
I do, because I have not where to bestow 
my fruits? And he said. This will I do: I 
will pull down my barns, and build greater; 
and there will I bestow all my grain and my 
goods. And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou 
hast much goods laid up for many years; 
take thine ease, eat, drink, be merry. But 
God said unto him, Thou foolish one, this 
night is thy soul required of thee; and the 
things which thou hast prepared, whose 
shall they be? So is he that layeth up treas- 
ure for himself and is not rich toward God. 

8. "Scientists Have not Demonstrated Im- 
mortality:" I Cor. 2:14. The natural man 
receiveth not the things of the Spirit of 
God: for they are foolishness unto him; 
and he cannot know them, because they are 
spiritually judged. I. Cor. 3:19. For the 
wisdom of this world is foolishness with 



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God. I. Cor. 15:16-19. If the dead are not 
raised, neither hath Christ been raised: 
and if Christ hath not been raised, your 
faith is vain; ye are yet in your sins. Then 
they also that are fallen asleep in Ghrist 
have perished. If we have only hoped in 
Christ in this life, we are of all men most 
pitiable. 

9. "The Vicarious Atonement Is Not Rea- 
sonable:" Rom. 5:8, 9. But God commend- 
eth His own love toward us, in that, while 
we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. 
Much more then, being now justified by His 
blood, shall we be saved from the wrath of 
God through Him. I. Jn. 1:7. * * * The 
blood of Jesus His Son cleanseth us from 
all sin. Heb. 9:11-14. But Christ having 
come a high priest of the good things to 
come, through the greater and more perfect 
tabernacle, not made with hands, * * * 
through His own blood, entered in once for 
all into the holy place, having obtained 
eternal redemption. How much more shall 
the blood of Christ, who through the eternal 
spirit offered Himself without blemish unto 
God, cleanse your conscience from dead 
works to serve the living God? 

10. "Sin Is Unreal, An Illusion of Mortal 
Mind:" I. Jn. 3:4. A. V. * * * Sin is the 
transgression of the law. I. Jn. 5:17. All 
unrighteousness is sin. Ezek. 18:20. The 
soul that sinneth, it shall die. Jas. 1:15. 
Then the lust, when it hath conceived, bear- 
eth sin: and the sin, when it is full-grown, 
bringeth forth death. I. Pet. 2:24. Who 
His own self bare our sins in His body on 
the tree, that we, having died unto sins, 
might live unto righteousness; by whose 
stripes ye were healed, 



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11. "Don't Believe in a Personal Devil:"* 

Mt. 4:10, 11. Then saith Jesus unto him, 
Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, 
Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and 
Him only shalt thou serve. Then the devil 
leaveth Him; and behold, angels came and 
ministered unto Him. I. Pet. 5:8. * * * 
Your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, 
walketh about, seeking whom he may de- 
vour: Jas. 4:7. * * * Resist the devil, 
and he will flee from you. Eph. 6:11. Put 
on the whole armor of God, that ye may be 
able to stand against the wiles of the devil. 

12. "Have Sinned Too Deeply to Be For- 
given:" I. Tim. 1:15. Faithful is the say- 
ing, and worthy of all acceptation, that 
Christ Jesus came into the world to save 
sinners; of whom I am chief. Isa. 1:18. 
Come now, and let us reason together, saith 
Jehovah: though your sins be as scarlet, 
they shall be as white as snow; though 
they be red like crimson, they shall be as 
wool. Rom. 10:12, 13. * * * For the 
same Lord is Lord of all, and is rich unto 
all that call upon him: for, Whosoever shall 
call upon the name of the Lord shall be 
saved. Lu. 19:10. For the Son of man came 
to seek and to save that which was lost. 

13. "Am A IVIember of The Church:" Jn. 

3:3. * * * Verily, verily, I say unto thee. 

Except one be born anew, he cannot see 

the kingdom of God. L Pet. 4:17, 18. For 

the time is come for judgment to begin at 

the house of God: and if it begin first at us, 

what shall be the end of them that obey 

not the gospel of God? And if the righteous 

is scarcely saved, where shall the ungodly 

* There are over 112 allusions to Satan in the 
scriptures, as a personal being. Nowhere is he 
spoken of as an impersonal evil principle. 



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and sinner appear? Mt. 7:22, 23. Many will 
say to me in that day. Lord, Lord, did we 
not prophesy by Thy name, and by Thy 
name cast out demons and by Thy name do 
many mighty works? And then will I pro- 
fess unto them, I never knew you: depart 
from Me, ye that work iniquity. Heb. 12:14, 
15. Follow after peace with all men, and 
the sanctification without which no man 
shall see the Lord: looking carefully lest 
there be any man that falleth short of the 
grace of God. 

14. "God's Goodness Will Not Permit 
Any To Be Lost:" Rom. 2:4-6. Despisest 
thou the riches of His goodness and forbear- 
ance and longsuffering, not knowing that 
the goodness of God leadeth thee to re* 
pentance? but after thy hardness and im- 
penitent heart treasurest up for thyself 
wrath in the day of wrath and revelation of 
the righteous judgment of God; who will 
render to every man according to his works. 
Jn. 5:40. Ye will not come to Me, that ye 
may have life. Ezek. 33:11. Say unto them. 
As I live, saith the Lord Jehovah, I have no 
pleasure in the death of the wicked ; but that 
the wicked turn from his way and live : turn 
ye, turn ye from your evil ways; for why 
will ye die? 

15. "Do Not Believe In The Deity Of 
Jesus Christ:" Jn. 10:30. I and the Father 
are one. Jn. 5:22, 23. For neither doth the 
Father judge any man, but He hath given all 
judgment unto the Son; that all may honor 
the Son, even as they honor the Father. 
He that honoreth not the Son honoreth not 
the Father that sent Him. Heb. 1:8. Of 
the Son He saith, Thy throne, O God, is for 
ever and ever; and the sceptre of upright- 



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ness is the sceptre of Thy Kingdom. I. Jn. 
2:22, 23. Who is the liar but he that denieth 
that Jesus is the Christ? This is the anti- 
christ, even he that denieth the Father and 
the Son. Whosoever denieth the Son, the 
same hath not the Father: he that confes- 
seth the Son hath the Father also. 



THE DIVINE RIGHT OF CHRIS- 
TIANS. 

1. To Be Free From The Bondage of Sin: 
Jn. 8:36. If therefore the Son shall make 
you free, ye shall be free indeed. Gal. 5:1. 
A. V. Stand fast therefore in the liberty 
wherewith Christ hath made us free, and 
be not entangled again with the yoke of 
bondage. Rom. 6:22. But now being made 
free from sin and become servants to God, 
ye have your fruit unto sanctification and 
the end eternal life. 

2. To Live As Spiritual Beings — Children 
Of God: II. Cor. 5:17. If any man is in 
Christ, he is a new creature. I. Jn. 3:1. 
Behold what manner of love the Father hath 
bestowed upon us, that we should be called 
children of God; and such we are. Rom. 
8 : 16-17. The Spirit Himself beareth witness 
with our spirit, that we are children of God : 
and if children, then heirs; heirs of God, 
and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we 
suffer with Him, that we may be also glori- 
fied with Him. I. Pet. 2:9. Ye are an elect 
race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a 
people for God's own possession, that ye 
may show forth the excellences of Him who 
called you out of darkness into His marvel- 
ous light. 



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3. To Receive Grace F«p Every Need: II. 
Cor. 12:9. * * * My grace is sufficient 
for thee: for My power is made perfect in 
weakness. Col. 1:11. Strengthened with 
all power, according to the might of His 
glory, unto all patience and longsuffering 
with joy. For in that He Himself hath suf- 
fered being tempted, He is able to succor 
them that are tempted. Heb. 4:16. Let us 
therefore draw near with boldness unto the 
throne of grace, that we may receive mercy, 
and may find grace to help us in time of 
need. 

4. To Be Taught By The Holy Spirit: Jn. 
16 : 13. Howbeit when He, the Spirit of truth, 
is come. He shall guide you into all the 
truth. Jas. 1:5. If any of you lacketh wis- 
dom, let him ask of God, who giveth to all 
liberally and upbraideth not; and it shall be 
given him. But let him ask in faith, nothing 
doubting. I. Cor. 2 : 10, 12. But unto us God 
revealed them through the Spirit: for the 
Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep 
things of God. But we received, not the 
spirit of the world, but the spirit which is 
from God; that we might know the things 
that were freely given to us of God. I. Jn. 
2:27. And as for you, the anointing which 
ye received of Him abideth in you, and ye 
need not that any one teach you; but as 
His anointing teacheth you concerning all 
things, and is true, and is no lie, and even 
as it taught you, ye abide in Him. Jer. 
31:33, 34. 

5. To Claim Fellowship With The Lord: 
Jn. 14:23. Jesus answered and said unto 
him, If a man love Me, he will keep my 
word: and My Father will love him, and we 
will come unto him, and make our abode 



122 SERVICE 

with him. Jn. 17:20, 21. Neither for these 
only do I pray, but for them also that be- 
lieve on Me through their word; that they 
may all be one; even as Thou, Father, art 
in Me, and I in Thee, that they also may be 
in us: that the world may believe that Thou 
didst send Me. Gal. 2:20. I have been 
crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I 
that live, but Christ liveth in me: and that 
life which I now live in the flesh I live by 
the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, 
and gave Himself for me. 

6. To Enter Eternal Life Now, And Be 
With The Lord Forever: Jn. 5:24. * * * 
He that heareth My Word, and believeth Him 
that sent Me, hath eternal life, and cometh 
not into judgment, but hath passed out of 
death into life. Jn. 17:3, 24. And this is 
life eternal, that they should know Thee 
the only true God, and Him whom Thou 
didst send, even Jesus Christ. Father, I de- 
sire that they also whom Thou hast given 
Me be with Me where I am, that they may 
behold My glory, which Thou hast given me: 
for Thou lovedst Me before the foundation 
of the world. Jn. 10:27-29. My sheep hear 
My voice, and I know them, and they follow 
me: and I give unto them eternal life: and 
they shall never perish, and no one shall 
snatch them out of My hand. My Father, 
who hath given them unto Me, is greater 
than all; and no one is able to snatch them 
out of the Father's hand. 



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